Chris McCandless rejects a traditional path of success and instead defines success on his own terms through freedom, experience, and personal meaning. Reflect on what success means to you at your current stage in life. In the response, explain how success is currently defined (grades, college acceptance, achievements, happiness, etc.) and where those ideas come from. Then, consider whether that definition truly reflects personal values or if it is shaped by expectations from family, school, or society.

 For me success has to do with improving. I think this comes from sports and the preaching of my coaches, as well as my faith in God and his teachings. Today we made connections between different things and what we read in class. This allowed me to think more deeply about the book and draw some personal connections.