After a long detour, Krakauer brings us back to the scene of McCandless's death. What does Krakauer discuss in these chapters that he did not discuss in the previous chapters? Why did he delay presenting this information?

Krakauer delayed the information for the following reasons.

Explanation:

This chapter basically revolves around the death of Mccandless and the factors he went through after he found the bus. krakauer wanted the people who were reading to know the kind of person Mccandless was before death and hence he delayed the information on her in previous chapters. At the same time krakauer showed the importance of Mccandless's life and how the journey was important for him to do so. It was a brilliant way of portrayal of Mccandless by krakauer since he fed the reader's curiosity by delaying the concept of his death giving the reader more insight to the fiction.