Into Thin Air: Part 4

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 feel, partially, like you were there with them throughout the climb.

In conclusion, I do have a few questions unanswered but for the most part this novel showed everything it needed to. It filled its purpose and brought a great experience and feeling. This would be a novel I highly recommend, even if you have little interest in climbing Mount Everest, or climbing at all.