Entry #2

Outgrowing Your Guardian Angel

"He's out there somewhere, and I'd want someone to look after him like I tried to look after Alex" (Krakauer 43).

The Dynamics of Family

        Many people look to their parents for advice on major discisions in their life, for a strong portion of their life. Our parents are supposed to be there for us to show us how to function as people, how to get back up when we fall, and help guide us when we are lost. However there comes a time when we outgrow these "guardian angels." Now, this isn't to say we'll never look to our parents for help, its just means well seek the help of other "guardian angels' in our life. Even when we don't go seeking them, they manage to find us. For example, Chris McCandless outgrew the the "guardian angels" in his parents rather fast, and for a some time was "angel-less." Until he found an "angel" in Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob. They were there for Chris when he needed help, and offered help even when Chris thought he didn't need it. Jan was there to guide Chris, something she hoped someone else would do for her child. But she is proof, that "guardian angels" have a way of finding people who need them.