Focus 1 and 2

By Anonymous
Focus #1
Why is it that Chris McCandless ends up over his head at the end, and Hig not only survives but “lives happily ever after”?
- In both texts,Into the Wild and The Dog Stars, the main characters, Chris McCandless and Hig respectively, must survive for a long period of time in the wild. In the end of Into the Wild Chris dies as he was “in over his head”. At the end of The Dog Stars, Hig “lives happily ever after”. What about the two character’s differences determined their fate?
Focus #2
What happened to the characters mentally throughout their journey?

- In Into the Wild and The Dog Stars, both characters find themselves living in the wild. Throughout both works the characters develop with different mindsets as to what they need. For example, in The Dog Stars, Hig starts looking for more people to be around, whereas in Into the Wild Chris McCandless tries to get as far away from people as possible. Why is it that the two main characters react so differently?

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