In Into the Wild, what was Chris McCandless's biggest challenge?

On a
pragmatic level, Chris Mccandless struggled with gaining the skills to survive on his own. His
determination to live alone and far from the world of capitalism and greed that he abhorred was
a way of rejecting his own participation in that system. But by avoiding having a community,
Chris made certain he would have no one to turn to when he needed help. In the end, it was
solitude that killed him, not only because having people around could have helped Chris avoid
starvation but because other people could have helped him see he was being naive and stubbornly
idealistic.

Despite being well...