Risks In The Odyssey

Author’s Goal: Jon Krakauer’s goal is to provide an accurate account of the Mt. Everest disaster, and describe the other events and effects the climb had leading up to it. I think he reached his goal because he was able to connect with the reader in many different ways, and he got his message across well. He provides vivid descriptions, details, and facts, all while establishing that he is credible. The author did convince me of his point of view. Now, I understand that climbing Everest is very difficult, and there are numerous challenges people must face and overcome during an expedition.

(Homer, 309, 245-248). Odysseus showed much courage through this section of the book because he had prior knowledge of the perils, but kept going on his journey anyway. It was hard for Odysseus to lose his men, but if he had chosen another route, he would have never gotten home, and everyone on his ship would have died. Any decision that Odysseus would have made, would come with

In the year 1953, late May, two climbers finally reached the summit of their expeditions. Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay gazed down from the tallest summit on earth at the valleys surrounding them and sighed a breath of relief, as they were the first people to ever ascend the beast known as Everest. 46 years later Jon Krakauer’s book “Into Thin Air” tells of the harrowing and demanding road to the peak of Everest. I bet you are probably thinking what would prompt these smart men and women to put themselves into such a hard and narrowly survivable situation. In this paper we will go over a couple of the reasons that causes people to climb Everest. First personal achievement, Secondly glory and fame, and Third Adrenaline rush or The pull

How would you feel if you had to leave someone you love and you had to go on a long trip with many dangers and quests? Odysseus has to go through all that in the Odyssey by homer. In this book is a series of pomes of challenges a man name Odysseus must face to try to get home. Odysseus has to face challenges going to a Cyclopes home, a women name Circe, and a giant beast name Scylla. But when a person is trying to achieve something the outcome might not always satisfy the person.

Not only does Odysseus demonstrate a strong sense of courage in his journeys to prove that he is a hero, but he also shows never-ending perseverance through the countless adversities berating him. Although much of Odysseus’ journey is guided and assisted by various gods, especially in tough situations, what he does is ultimately of his doing and free will, as demonstrated by his tenacity when coming across many hardships. An example of this is later on in Odysseus’ story, as he and his men sail away from the Island of Aeaea to complete their journey home to Ithaca, they encounter many obstacles. The sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis terrorize and put Odysseus’ men and journey into peril, as his crew is struck with the terrifying might of the sea monsters.

Odysseus learns from his bravery, his stubbornness, and figuring out not everything is fate. The Odyssey teaches us lessons to use in the real world so that we too like Odysseus can learn from our mistakes. To save the ones he cares about, Odysseus has to show his bravery. If you think about it, Odysseus had the

Odysseus goes through many troubles because he puts an immense amount of confidence in his strength. Bravery is not exhibited by constantly diving into battle; rather, it is the courage to fight in the necessary battles. Odysseus is unable to see when he should back down and instead views everything as a challenge. Whenever there is a possible battle on the horizon, Odysseus marches ahead and fights, whether it is necessary or not. He says, “Much have I suffered, labored long and hard by now / in the waves and wars. Add this to the total--bring the trial on!” (5.245-247). He is proclaiming that he has fought and suffered for a prolonged amount of time; nevertheless, he asks for more trials and hardships. Now, he is no longer being brave and is simply being foolish. For example, he puts himself in harm’s way again as he chooses to explore a cave belonging to a Cyclops named Polyphemus. Once more Odysseus’s bravery and courage do him wrong as he says, “But I would not give way-- / and how much better it would have been-- / not till I saw him, saw the gifts he’d give” (9.256-258). He reiterates that his actions and thirst for adventure may be harmful to him; yet, he reveals that he must see the treasures that the Cyclops has to offer. Knowing the catastrophic nature of this journey, Odysseus bravely goes into the cave. Although Odysseus emerges relatively unscathed, he loses six men to the Cyclops and the remainder of his crew is frightened. Odysseus’s brave and courageous nature save his life numerable times; nonetheless, his need to put himself in dangerous situations is the reason he must face so many life and death situations in the first

Lastly, Odysseus uses his wily mind to escape situations where only he can make the decisions. Wrong diction! By perceiving the dangerous circumstance, Odysseus takes several

The particular descent ahead of those on the ''hill'' on May 10, 1996, resulted in the greatest loss of life in the history of mountaineering on Everest. As news spread of the nine deaths (including that of Hall, who spoke to his wife in New Zealand by radiophone as he lay stranded in a snowstorm on the summit ridge), a barrage of questions resounded: What went wrong? Why was the approaching storm ignored? And, most emphatically, why are ''tourists'' with more money than expertise being taken up Everest in the first place?

It wasn’t a surprise to me that the captain wanted to go to the island where the one-eyed beasts live. Odysseus was always looking for new things to do with the rest of the crew, things that everyone else thought was impossible. He didn’t care how difficult they were, but he was always looking for the praise after the task. Most of the things we would do were often careless and dangerous. However, this trip was beyond dangerous, it was deadly.

different trait of Odysseus and show his bravery to get back home. One setting in this story is the

Located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, Nepal it is a popular place for tourists to visit and climb. It’s first successful ascent was in 1953, by Edmund Hillary, from New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal. This was a terrific achievement because it is a dangerous journey and previous mountaineers had not succeeded. Mount Everest is over 60 million years old. It was created by the movement of the Indian tectonic plate pushing against the Asian plate. The weather at the top of the mountain can be as cold as -80F, but can reach over 100F in the Western Cwm. No matter how hot or cold it is, the summit is always covered with deep snow, all

Climbing Mount Everest is a bad idea because many people have died. And it is also dangerous. If you climb it there is probably 90% that you might die.According to the text book on page 420 it says “about 2,000 of them have succeeded, But 1800 or more have died”. This shows that many of the people have died and that it is risky . Also in Peak it tells us about how cold the mountain is and how some people have died because of the cold weather.

There are many features of Everest such as it’s weather and geography. Weather on Everest can be hard and very unforgiving. There is a jet stream that sits on the top of the mountain all year long (Arnette). The wind of the mountain can blow up to or over two hundred miles per hour (Arnette). Being at such a high altitude the temperatures are extremely cold, and the weather is unpredictable and dangerous (Moore). Geography of Everest is also outstanding and interesting. Everest is 29,035 (8850m)- found to be 6

“The Odyssey” reflects all of the characteristics of an epic in its plot, setting, characters, and themes. An epic plot contains a long, strange, heroic journey that has many complications along the way. Complications such as strange creatures, treacherous weather, the intervention of the gods, and very