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Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

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Essay Topics

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How is Sandy Pittman characterized as the epitome of the commercialization of Everest? Do you see her as a villain? Do you feel empathy for her?

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How does Krakauer use foreshadowing in the opening chapters to hint at the later tragedy?

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Rob Hall is characterized as meticulous and cautious. How do his errors on Everest illustrate Krakauer’s point that “on Everest it is the nature of systems to break down with a vengeance?” (287).

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