Personal Traits

Positive
>Independent
>Committed
>Passionate

Negative
>Stubborn
>Impatient
>Proud

All of the positive things about Chris made him a succesful person who achieved almost anything he put his mind to. When he put his mind to something, he did it no matter the cost or how hard it would be. Also, being independent helped when he was on his own for long periods of time.
However, the negative side effects are just a strong as the positive aspects of his personality. He was horrible at listening to people or changing his mind when they knew and he knew that he needed to. He refused to change himself in any way. All he changed was his name and where he slept each night. This was probably a contributing factor in his death and in his journey.
His pride is most likely the trait that people see today and the one that overshadows all the others. It shows him in both a positive and negative light. To some, his pride was something to be admired. He knew who he was and what he was doing and no one could change his mind. This is also called being stubborn, but thats just semantics. Others believe that his pride was the cause of his death. He was too correct in his own mind to change it when things went wrong. He was so prideful that he did not try to find or get help until he was close to death, and then standing on death's own doorstep.

Similarities
-willful, self absorbed, intermittently reckless, moody  pg. 134
-Could a person keep a lid on his terror long enough to reach the top and get back down? (same questions)  pg. 135
-propelled by an imperative that was beyond my ability to control or comprehend  pg. 136
-arrived in Alaska  pg. 137
-I had a knack for living up to my old man's worst expectations  pg. 147

Differences
-exposed my self-deceit and left me hollow and aching  pg. 137
-anticipating this hazard  pg. 138
-six cardboard cartons of supplies dropped from an airplane  pg. 140
-chain-smoked for as long as my supply of cigarettes held  pg. 146
-the idea of my own death- was still largely outside my conceptual grasp  pg. 151