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Jon KrakauerA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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?
How does Krakauer use foreshadowing in the opening chapters to hint at the later tragedy?
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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