Into the Wild: Over Confidence

The book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer was a very good book. I appreciated that the book touched on the wilderness. I was thinking about what I was going to write this blog about earlier, and then I was reading Mimi's blog and she pointed out the matter of arrogance. Chris McCandless went into the wild to prove himself and other people that he was capable of surviving. I strongly believe that confidence is a key component to success but Chris was maybe a little too confident, almost arrogant, which is what I believe may be the main reason he didn't make it. I know that if I were sick or thought I was in some sort of trouble I would swallow my pride and ask for help or go home.