Outline
Holly, brought a masseuse, chef ,couldn’t climb, no reason to be there
Beginning of the book, when they were at base camp and she ended up getting to 3rd before coming back down
Gain: She became different, a little bit more humble after realizing that she was only a small person in the big world.
Gain: Figured out that it was nice not having people that needed to tag around with her
Peak,
beginning, threw his family into all of the agony of trial and detention center
Completely disregarded the fact that it was a public building and that it was against the law just so that he could climb
Gain: He ended up going with his father to Everest for a shot at the summit
Gain: He learned not to ever do that again, and to think things through …show more content…
Many, many times has Peak been selfish, but perhaps the most prominent time had been the whole skyscraper fiasco. Peak had decided to climb a skyscraper, and let’s say it wasn’t a very good day for either him or his family. He just couldn’t resist the climb of a skyscraper and just went for it, completely ignoring the possible consequences if he got caught. Then he would be arrested, his family would be in tears, and at least the whole city would know about what he tried to do. Of course, he just had to choose the wrong day and all of those nightmares came true, the nightmares that his selfish mind didn’t think of earlier. Just from that idiotic choice of climbing the skyscraper, so many consequences came from so many different areas. His losses? He was put on probation, he was sent out of New York for the time being, and he would have barely a day before he would leave. The gains? He would be able to leave the country and get a chance to see the world, not to mention getting to spend time with his father and climbing for a bit. Exactly what he was climbing? He had no idea …show more content…
At least his reasons were much more humane than greed and the need for glory. With Zopa, you never knew what was going to happen, what he was planning, or what he was going to say. He’s extremely manipulative, and in Peak’s story, that’s a good thing. Even if he had good reasons, he was still being selfish. All Zopa wanted was for Sun-jo to make it to the top, get the money, and then go to school so that he didn’t have to become a sherpa or even work to keep his family alive. He didn’t want Peak to make it to the top, but he had to go along with it in order to give Sun-jo a shot at an easier life. That lost a bit to some of Peak’s trust, but that’s the price of being manipulative. People become suspicious of you, and they learn to be wary around you. Not only that, but he couldn’t and didn’t want to go all the way to the top; from both mental obstacles and physical obstacles. The best he could do was to go part way up the mountain, and leave the rest to Yogi and Yash, which may not have been the best choice, but it was certainly the only choice. It was a pity that Zopa never saw the view from the summit of Mount Everest. But the best gain? His persuasion worked with Peak, and he was able to get Sun-jo to the top of the mountain and across to Nepal where he could escape the Chinese. He was able to avoid detection by the Chinese army, and bring Peak back to
Holly, brought a masseuse, chef ,couldn’t climb, no reason to be there
Beginning of the book, when they were at base camp and she ended up getting to 3rd before coming back down
Gain: She became different, a little bit more humble after realizing that she was only a small person in the big world.
Gain: Figured out that it was nice not having people that needed to tag around with her
Peak,
beginning, threw his family into all of the agony of trial and detention center
Completely disregarded the fact that it was a public building and that it was against the law just so that he could climb
Gain: He ended up going with his father to Everest for a shot at the summit
Gain: He learned not to ever do that again, and to think things through …show more content…
Many, many times has Peak been selfish, but perhaps the most prominent time had been the whole skyscraper fiasco. Peak had decided to climb a skyscraper, and let’s say it wasn’t a very good day for either him or his family. He just couldn’t resist the climb of a skyscraper and just went for it, completely ignoring the possible consequences if he got caught. Then he would be arrested, his family would be in tears, and at least the whole city would know about what he tried to do. Of course, he just had to choose the wrong day and all of those nightmares came true, the nightmares that his selfish mind didn’t think of earlier. Just from that idiotic choice of climbing the skyscraper, so many consequences came from so many different areas. His losses? He was put on probation, he was sent out of New York for the time being, and he would have barely a day before he would leave. The gains? He would be able to leave the country and get a chance to see the world, not to mention getting to spend time with his father and climbing for a bit. Exactly what he was climbing? He had no idea …show more content…
At least his reasons were much more humane than greed and the need for glory. With Zopa, you never knew what was going to happen, what he was planning, or what he was going to say. He’s extremely manipulative, and in Peak’s story, that’s a good thing. Even if he had good reasons, he was still being selfish. All Zopa wanted was for Sun-jo to make it to the top, get the money, and then go to school so that he didn’t have to become a sherpa or even work to keep his family alive. He didn’t want Peak to make it to the top, but he had to go along with it in order to give Sun-jo a shot at an easier life. That lost a bit to some of Peak’s trust, but that’s the price of being manipulative. People become suspicious of you, and they learn to be wary around you. Not only that, but he couldn’t and didn’t want to go all the way to the top; from both mental obstacles and physical obstacles. The best he could do was to go part way up the mountain, and leave the rest to Yogi and Yash, which may not have been the best choice, but it was certainly the only choice. It was a pity that Zopa never saw the view from the summit of Mount Everest. But the best gain? His persuasion worked with Peak, and he was able to get Sun-jo to the top of the mountain and across to Nepal where he could escape the Chinese. He was able to avoid detection by the Chinese army, and bring Peak back to