Many casualties can be attributed to Mother Nature. The novels Alive, by Piers Paul read, and Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, exemplify survival, hope, and perseverance as the characters struggle against the elements. Survival is inspired by hope, and hope is derived from people and objectives. Perseverance is what takes people the extra mile to achieve the goal of survival.
Hope is what motivates people to survive, and inspires action. Sometimes hope can be misplaced and be consequential, as discovered by the characters in Alive and Into Thin Air. In Alive the hope that ‘to the west is Chile,’ is the reason the remaining passengers of the Fairchild survived. When the pilot of a helicopter went to pick up the survivors from the sight of the crash, he was astonished at what Parrado and Canessa had accomplished. ”He saw ahead of him… …show more content…
Everest. Risking their lives for the desire to reach the highest place on earth, this once in a lifetime opportunity captivated the hearts and minds of these climbers. “‘From the time we arrived at the South Col,’ says John Taske,...’Yasuko was totally focused on the top - it was almost like she was in a trance’” (Krakauer 184). Yasuko’s ambition to reach the top of Everest was the reason she endured the harsh environment of Everest and intentionally put her life in peril. However, the ambitious spirit of Everest is a perfect example of delusional hope. As Krakauer explains, “When it came time for each of us to assess our own abilities… it sometimes seemed as though half the population at Base Camp was clinically delusional” (91). The hope to climb Everest clouded the inexperienced’s judgment to stack their lives against the odds. Hope is the basis of action, people do things because they hope for a desired result. In a perales situation the natural desire is to survive, and this is the driving force behind the action of
Hope is what motivates people to survive, and inspires action. Sometimes hope can be misplaced and be consequential, as discovered by the characters in Alive and Into Thin Air. In Alive the hope that ‘to the west is Chile,’ is the reason the remaining passengers of the Fairchild survived. When the pilot of a helicopter went to pick up the survivors from the sight of the crash, he was astonished at what Parrado and Canessa had accomplished. ”He saw ahead of him… …show more content…
Everest. Risking their lives for the desire to reach the highest place on earth, this once in a lifetime opportunity captivated the hearts and minds of these climbers. “‘From the time we arrived at the South Col,’ says John Taske,...’Yasuko was totally focused on the top - it was almost like she was in a trance’” (Krakauer 184). Yasuko’s ambition to reach the top of Everest was the reason she endured the harsh environment of Everest and intentionally put her life in peril. However, the ambitious spirit of Everest is a perfect example of delusional hope. As Krakauer explains, “When it came time for each of us to assess our own abilities… it sometimes seemed as though half the population at Base Camp was clinically delusional” (91). The hope to climb Everest clouded the inexperienced’s judgment to stack their lives against the odds. Hope is the basis of action, people do things because they hope for a desired result. In a perales situation the natural desire is to survive, and this is the driving force behind the action of