Into the wild

Been trying to look for this book. Saw part of the movie and thought it seemed rather interesting. The book talks about the travels of Chris mcCandless, who despite having a scholarship for college, dropped everything and wandered the US with the bare minimals. He later hitchhiked his way to Alaska and even adopted a moniker called Alex supertramp. Unfortunately, the young man was later found dead in an abandoned bus in Alaska. The cause of his death is still under speculation. I just find it rather interesting how someone could one day wake up and decided to change the course of his life. Most people would have followed the crowd and took the path most travelled- College, career, marriage,kids. To pursue the life of a homeless man when you have a bright future ahead of you seems counterintuitive. Thought it might be interesting if the book, written by Jon krakauer, could tell the readers why Chris chose the life he did.