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Into Thin Air...a novel filled with action, adventure, and tragedy. This book has been one of the most emotional I've read in awhile, I'll be honest, it even made me tear up a little bit...But all in all, a great book by far. I would give it a rating of four and a half stars out of five. It did drag on a bit and was a bit confusing at the start, which is why I wouldn't give it a perfect rating. This book is a first person written, best selling book, written by a Canadian! As a Canadian this makes me very happy to know that we're getting out there and producing great things. The author being Canadian doesn't really change much about the book though...maybe just a few different spelling of words from a book written by an American. This novel would most definitely be a good read for those interested in mountain climbing, adventure, or someone who wants to learn what it is like climbing Mount Everest and reaching the highest point in the entire world. It’s a very...

Into Thin Air was an spectacular novel. It provided amazing details and, what I believe to be, accurate representations of how climbing up Mount Everest would be like. Throughout I had little confusion about what was going on and was given explanations for things that aren't usually known to people who don't have great interest into mountain climbing. I analyzed this book in three different types of perspectives: reader response, archetypal literary theory, and feminist literary theory. I found that analyzing in reader response brought me the greatest thoughts and made me think more deeply into the novel. This book has a pretty fulfilled message when just read without deeper thinking, but an even greater message can come from it if you put in some deep thought and questioning. When recommending this book to someone I would highly recommend they indulge themselves in the book to really feel the experience the author anticipated for his book. I believe he wanted it for you to...

Into Thin Air is a book that most definitely shows little support of females, their capabilities, and how they are also able to achieve things like climbing Mount Everest. Throughout the book there was little mention of females. Only two females were present as main climbers and there was minimal mention of others. Although, there was mention of a mostly female group climbing up the mountain but they were mentioned only two or three times.  The protagonist, or author, of this novel is very neutral about his likes and dislikes for each gender. He never specifies that he thinks little of them or thinks they are incapable of things he and other men are. He does mention that they are usually smaller and weaker in situations like these but females are naturally and usually smaller and weaker than men due to natural build and original body purposes.  Women that are mentioned in this book (usually wives and sisters of those on the expedition) have a plethora of occupati...

This novel has become increasingly more intense and has reached a point where a major event is about to occur. So far this novel has been very straight forward and detailed about characters and what their role is. No characters seem to be suspicious or out to get anybody and none seem to be a hero or sidekick. This book also displays no symbols or symbolic representaions as it is just laying out the story of a disaster on Mount Everest and symbols are not needed. Symbols would throw off the main reasoning behind the novel, which is to tell a real life story. Characters like the ones displayed in the image wheel below are not displayed in this novel. The "main character" or author of this book do have a vaguely similar path to one of an archetype's though. At this point in the story line, the author has reached the point of climax, where the most and main action of the novel is occurring. To save spoilers, I won't disclose the climax but it does involve some very...

Into Thin Air...A book about adventure through the eyes of a regular Joe with a passion for mountain climbing and thrill. Into Thin Air is a novel about the dangerous and adventurous climb up Mount Everest as told by very experienced, Canadian climber, Jon Krakauer.     So far this non-fiction novel has given great detail into the journey, not only up Everest but into Krakauer's personal life and how climbing has affected it. So far the group hasn't gotten into too much trouble. A few had a GI tract issue from climbing or head aches from high altitudes but nothing too major. I'm sure larger issues will appear later. I believe this novel holds some thrilling and chilling experiences next. The title cover advertises "A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, suggesting this book will provide exquisite detail of a main disaster happening on the climb. Into Thin Air is definitely a book most people over the age of 13 could connect to and, for the most p...