So What Do I Think About Chris Now...

I liked Chris from the start, and the most recent chapters I read make me like him even more. The beginning of the book made it seem like Chris might be a little on the crazy side, but the further he goes in his journey and the more people he meets, the more personable he seems. However, I noticed that there are two very distinct sides to Chris; the side that is moody and quiet and a little weird, and the side that is talkative and full of life and excited. The real world makes him seem cold and distant, but these chapters were more about his free, adventurous side, and that is clearly the side I like best. At first I thought of Chris as a bit of a recluse, but these chapters proved that once he is around people he can identify with he is very lively, and the people he got closest to on the road made it clear he was a pleasure to be around. At the same time, I feel bad for Chris because he just doesn't really fit in the real world at all, and maybe if he could have fit a little better he wouldn't be dead now. There is not much of a place in our society for such a hopeless idealist.