Several people question whether or not McCandless planned to die in Alaska. He went into Alaska without a hunting licence and other necessities required to live. Jim Gallien, the last person to see McCandless alive asked McCanless whether he had a hunting license and if anyone knew about his plans (6-7). Chris told Gallien: “How I feed myself is none of the government’s business” (6). McCanless was adamant about living in the wild of Alaska, but why would he go unprepared? McCanless also did not have a place to stay, he found an abandoned bus, which became his home. In Jesse McCartney’s song, Running Away, he says, “I need a break from it all / Some space from it all for a minute (McCartney). Both McCandless philosophy and Jesse McCartney’s lyrics correlate because they both planned to live secluded