I have learned that success is to be measured not much by the position that one has reached in the live as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. Everyone has faced obstacles and most of the time some people overcome them. Thee obstacles that people face have to overcome, live with them, or even just go around them.Three characters that face and overcome obstacles in imaginary literature or real life are Jon Krakauer, Odysseus, and me. Jon Krakauer had obstacles to face when he climbed down Mt.Everest in the excerpt of “Into Thin Air”. The obstacle Jon had to face was his mind. He couldn’t think straight, his mind had gone haywire. The lack of oxygen and because he was really high up in the mountain, all of the pressure in his brain didn’t allow him to think or breathe correctly. Then came the situation where Jon’s oxygen tank ran out, he had problems breathing and focusing on getting down the mountain. Jon had to find a way to get down the mountain and get down safely. Jon Krakauer faced many obstacles on the mountain very similar to Ody’s journey in “The Odyssey”. …show more content…
They wanted to rule and be in charge of everything that was Odysseus, for example the land and Penelope. Odysseus got help from his son Telemachus to sneak into his own land so he could get back Penelope. This was one of the obstacles Odysseus had to go through. He had to take down each and every man that was living in his house, trying to get Penelope and marry her. Odysseus took down all the men that were not worthy of winning against him and his son. Odysseus went through many obstacles facing all the men living in his land, very similar to my obstacle