A Different Name A Different Person

'' When McCandless applied  for the McDonalds job, he presented himself as Chris McCandless, not as Alex, and gave his employers his real social security numbers'' ( krakauer 40 ). 

Topic: Inspiration or Fool?

It can be argued that by calling himself Alex, Chris McCandless is a completely different person from a societal point of view. For instance when Chris is referred to as Alex he is defiant towards any commodities in which is brought down against him by others such as appearance or social enactment. But once referred to as Chris, he is legally obligated and bound by the rules of society. Chris seems to only associate his real name when it is truly needed and when there is little options in order to move on. For instance, Chris needed a job  so he was forced in using his real name. On the other side, once Chris had no obligations he would refer to himself as Alex.