Into The Abyss Sparknotes

I read the book “Into the Abyss” written by Carol Shaben. I chose this book because I have always known that I wanted to be a pilot and reading a book about a plane crash drew me in, especially after reading the summary, I knew that I wanted to read it. When I chose this book I really didn’t know anything about the book except for the fact that the survivors were the pilot, a politician, a cop and the criminal that was handcuffed to. Into the Abyss is about four men, Larry Shaben a politician , Erik Vogel the pilot, Scott Deschamps a cop, and Paul Archambault a criminal, surviving a plane crash in Canada. It all started when they all wanted to go home but we're running late because of the pilot's errors. Erik already knew he was running late

The purpose was to show that you can rise from the depths of tragedy. I would say the intended audience would be kids 13 and up. This is because of foul language. I would say that middle schools would read this book for school and for anyone who likes planes. The story is being told from a third person point of view but it focuses on different characters throughout the story. This is important because it shows what each person thought during the book. It shows that even though they were all going through the same thing, they each saw different things in their own perspective. The story takes place in Canada in Northern Alberta. The plane crashed in October in 1984. The plane that they were on was the Piper Navajo Commuter. In 1984 those planes could only hold up to 600 pounds and only 11 people. If the weight was more than 600 pounds it would affect how the plane would fly. It would decrease the distance the plane could fly and it would decrease in speed as well. In the crash, they found out that the plane had over 700 pounds on it which dramatically changed everything. The weight difference was one of the biggest reasons why the plane crashed because the pilot thought they were farther along in the trip then they actually

This is more shown at the end of the book when the survivors return home after the crash. When they got home all the survivors had major injuries but the biggest thing was that the survivors were not the same after the crash. For the next couple years, the men couldn’t even talk about the crash. The author of the book is actually the daughter of the survivor Larry Shaben. Carol writes in the book, “ This book is my tribute to my father, Laryy Shaben, and to Erik Vogel, Scott Deschaps and Paul Archambault. Their strength, courage and dignity are an inspiring example of how individuals can journey from the depths of tragedy and loss to the riches of lives begun new.” She wanted to show people that anything can change our outlook on life and wanted to encourage people to speak out on their tragedies. Another fact about the book is that the loved ones of the survivors didn’t know about the crash until two days after the plane was missing. Carol Shaben goes into detail about how she knew the plane was missing when her father answered his phone and the plane never landed. She talks about how she knew immediately and her heart sank at the thought of her father dying in pain. Overall I would give the book 3 out of five stars because I didn’t really like the book because it was very slow paced throughout the entire book with a lot of filler chapters that didn’t contribute to the plot of the