Essays on Mount Everest

Examining Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer through two different literary theories allowed me to gain insight on the text on a deeper level of understanding. Reader Response theory challenged me to step into Krakauer’s shoes and connect to his story using my own identity…

The article Embedded by Barry Corbet is about his experience in a nursing home as a paraplegic. Corbet explains some of the freedoms he had to give up, the social, physical, and mental struggles he faced, and flaws of the nursing home. Throughout, this article…