Jon Krakauer is Confident That He has the Solution to the Question of Why Chris McCandless Passed Away, and He Feels that He Understands the Reason.
The circumstances behind Chris McCandless’s passing remain unclear to many individuals. It was presumed that the adventurer had used up all of his available food and had perished due to starvation. On the other hand, Jon Krakauer held a distinctively different viewpoint. The narrative has held his attention for a considerable amount of time, and as a result, he has even penned a book on Chris and his travels.
Jon asserts that Chris’s notebook entries shed light on the circumstances behind his untimely demise. It would appear that he believes Chris consumed the toxic seeds of the Hedysarum alpinum plant. Toxins would not be able to cause as much damage to a healthy individual because the bacteria in their gut and the acid in their stomach would break them down. It’s a terrible waste that Chris couldn’t use this last-ditch effort to try to save his life by eating the seeds.