Interesting Flow

Not only does Jon Krakauer tell the story of his adventure up Mount Everest, but he also adds in a lot of the history on the mountain. Every few chapters he writes a chapter on the people who have climbed the mountain previously. He writes about the mountain climbers who have gone through disasters on Mount Everest that have caused them to die. By doing this, he is letting us know the details about how dangerous climbing this particular mountain really is. It also helps lead to the big disaster he encounters, because at the beginning of the story, the readers might not understand the dangers of mountain climbing. His method of writing keeps the readers from getting bored or sidetracked while reading a bunch of small details on solely his adventure. By putting history in the book, Krakauer is educating us on mountain climbing.