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Summary Of Into Thin Air

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Arjanit Neziri
Ms. Barrow
English 3
8 October 2015

A Short Analysis of the Book, Into Thin Air In the book In the Thin Air, Jon Krakauer, plays a multi-faceted role in the book as the main character, a mountain climber, and the narrator as well as author. Observably, Jon Krakauer is the protagonist who survives in the apparently commercialized expediting experiences involving the “disastrous and challenging mountaineering activity” (23). In this short book review, a lot of focus will be directed into Jon Krakauer’s deliberate sacrifices to ensure that the mountaineering process becomes a success. In regard to this, Jon Krakauer takes the role of the protagonist whereby he makes very calculated moves, sacrifices and forfeitures highlighting some of the most outstanding lessons derived from the book. This is because Jon Krakauer relentlessly attempts to theorize, as objectively and painstakingly as possible mediating on what exactly happened during the mountaineering activity. Jon Krakauer essentially narrates amount of sacrifices that had to be made by the mountaineering expedition team.
Indeed, Jon Krakauer’s relentless and …show more content…

This is yet another demonstration of sacrifice for a course on mountaineering concerns. Basing on his wealthy experiences both a former mountaineering survivor and journalist; Jon Krakauer is able to demonstrate the level of perseverance that these folks face. Also learnt from the book is the apology to families, relatives and friends of persons who have died in the disastrous activity of

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