I think it could happen because the girl (don't remember their names sorry) snuck onto the ship where she wasn't supposed to go. Obviously if you do something wrong, no necessarily sneaking onto a spaceship, there are always consequences. The man did try to save her life, but there wasn't much he could do because it was too late for both of them to survive.
I believe your answer would be <span>Transcendentalism.</span>
One of the themes
is change is not always a good thing because the from the beginning of the story, the girls are being told to change into civilized human beings and forget all of their tradition and natural wolf instincts. They are being told to change who they are.
Both friends decided to slit up when training so they don't think about their friendship. They also decided to "pull punches" just so they don't hurt eachother. They get ready to get into the ring leaving all feelings aside. They're in the ring and start off the fight really well.
