Into the Wild

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Chapter 5

Chapters 6-9

Chapters 10-13

Chapters 14-16

Chapters 17-20

Chapters 21-25

Character Analysis

Themes

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Essay Topics

Discuss the novel’s place within the animal fiction genre. How does it compare to similar titles, like Brian Jacques’s Redwall?

Analyze the novel through the lens of a coming-of-age story. In what ways is Firepaw like a human teenager on the verge of adulthood?

How does the novel treat the concept of divisions? What purpose do they serve? Analyze how different characters in the novel react to others of dissimilar backgrounds.