Reflection to wired Gone

Evan Ratliff (who coincidentally changes his name to James Gatz from the Great Gatsby) is very similar to Chris McCandless because of obvious reasons - he leaves his life behind and creates a new on blah blah blah . but there is something very refreshing about his story because he is trying to escape a much more demanding chase of the "digital age" than both Gatsby and McCandless. I found it very interesting the details of this story and how quickly the peop,e searching found out very detailed and personal information about Evan Ratliff. i found it interesting that he chose gatsby's name from before he changed into a new man .

New identity - run away for 30 days

When i get the letter telling me to leave and completely strip myself of my identity. I walk south and stop somewhere in Brazil and say I am from Alaska. My hair is now very long and i let it be free everyday. I buy a shack by a lake and have almost no possessions. I own nothing, I am nothing. I am free and light as a feather. I feel liberated and refreshed. I get a part-time job at a local restaurant and make friends with the kind people there. I feel happy making cheap, delicious food at the joint, talking with common folk, learning and loving each person I meet. i learn a new kind of happiness and fulfillment through satisfaction of work and time - instead of the cheap thrills of material items and hollow interactions. i become the person that i have always wanted to be. my alter ego - the platypus.