Not the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer

In the book, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, it is often argued that Alex is an inspiration to people in our society or that he is a fool for leaving home and eventually dying in the Alaskan Wilderness all alone. I argue that he was a fool. First off, Alex was not prepared, he had the wrong type of gun to begin with and was even told that he was not prepared but just chose not to listen. Also it seems like Alex just did not care about anyone for example, "If Alex were here right now, I'd be tempted to chew him out good: 'What the hell were you thinking? Not speaking to your family for all that time, treating them like dirt!' One of the kids that works for me, fuck, he don't even have any goddamn parents, but you don't hear him bitching. Whatever the deal was with Alex's family, I guarantee you I've seen worse" (Krakauer 64). This shows that even though Alex had the courage to leave home, there was no need to. He was just running away from his problems instead of facing them like the man he was. This is why I think Alex is a fool he never justifies his reasoning for running away and cutting off contact with his family.