The stories of Chris McCandless and Evan Ratliff are very similar as both men wanted to vanish from the social eye for an extended period of time. This task for a guy like Chris who told no one was far easier then it was for Evan who announced it to the entire country. While Chris had to dodge a small portion of people who were looking for him Evan had anyone who saw his announcement feaverishly searching for him and the appealing cash prize.

Change

Shedding my identity would be no easy task. I would first have to destroy my passport, license, and my birth certificate. Then I would have to erase my facebook and everything else I have done online. Then I would create new papers for me and make up a new name and birthday. Then I would be a new man with a new identitiy.