What attracted McCandless to Jack London's work?

• A. Since childhood he has loved them
• B. Glorification of the world
• C. Mirrored his passions
• D. Mesmerised by London's callings of Alaska

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how a reader’s own ambitions can be echoed in an author’s work. McCandless connected with Jack London because London’s writing spoke to his own drive for independence, adventure, and a life close to nature. London’s stories and essays portray a bold pursuit of authentic experience, often challenging materialism and conventional comforts. That resonance—seeing his own passions reflected back at him in London's fearless, frontier-minded spirit—explains why this attraction fits McCandless so well.

The other possibilities misfire because McCandless’s interest wasn’t simply a lifelong love of London from childhood, nor a blanket glorification of the world, and it wasn’t merely fascination with Alaska as a place. It was a deeper alignment with the themes of self-reliance, exploration, and a rejection of societal norms that London embodies, which is why that option is the best fit.