Comparing Guilt In The Odyssey And Into Thin Air

in the fictional book written by homer, The odyssey, & in the nonfiction book written by krakauer, Into Thin Air, the main characters experience extreme guilt. Both characters experience different types of guilt for different reasons, like withholding information or not helping someone in need.

In some ways the men’s experiences are similar. Both men lose their companions large numbers & fight for their lives against the elements of nature. On the other hand, in some other ways they are very different.
They both feel a variety of types of guilt they deal with these types of guilt in different ways. In into Thin Air krakauer decides in the end to chase his guilt & depression issues with drugs & sleep. That method of conquering emotions is