The fragility of crystal is nota weakness but a fineness. My parents understood thata fine...
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The fragility of crystal is nota weakness but a fineness. My parents understood thata fine crystal glass had to be cared for or it may be shattered. But when it came to my brother,they did not seem to know or care that their course of secret action brought the kind of devastationthat could cut them. Their fraudulent marriageand our father's denial of this other son was, for Chris,a murder of every day's truth. He felt his whole life turn,like a river suddenly reversing the direction of its flow,suddenly running uphill
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The fragility of crystal is not a weakness but a fineness
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My parents understood that a fine crystal glass had to be cared for
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or it may be shattered
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But when it came to my brother they did not seem to know or care
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that their course of secret action
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brought the kind of devastation that could cut them
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Their fraudulent marriage and our father's denial of this other son
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was for Chris a murder of every day's truth
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He felt his whole life turn like a river suddenly reversing
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the direction of its flow suddenly running uphill
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Movie Summary
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
