This is a 6 page, 2 resource paper analyzing survival as an outsider in two prose selections. The selections are Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Cages Bird Sing" and Krakauer's Into the Wild. In Maya's example, she learns to cope and survive as a black woman in the 40s. In Krakauer's example, Chris doesn't survive most likely to his lack of knowledge. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 2 sources.