Determination: Comparing Chris McCandless and Martin Luther King Jr.

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This book mainly focuses on Chris McCandless and his journey. Chris was a very determined and strongwilled guy. He was determined to reach his destination which was
Alaska. Martin Luther King jr. was also a very determined and strong willed man. Both Chris
McCandless and Martin Luther King jr. had dreams that were very big and took a lot of work to accomplish. In the beginning of the story, Chris McCandless knew what he wanted to do and there were people trying to stop him because they thought that he was crazy and that his dream couldn't be accomplished but he didn’t let it get to him and set off to complete it. Martin Luther
King jr. wanted to stop discrimination between black and whites. He didn’t let anyone stop him from accomplishing what

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