Analysis Of Into Thin Air-In May Of 1996, By Jon Krakauer

The American perspective on nature is that we want control over nature, we take what we want from nature at the expense of ourselves and all other life within nature.

E and T- Poets see a tree as a beautiful gift to cherish, but the wood-cutter only sees it as a stick of timber (Emerson). Emerson acknowledges that some people appreciate nature, but most people would have forests cut down because we care more about what we can gain materially from the destruction of our planet than by what we can gain spiritually by loving nature as we do ourselves. The transcendentalists would rather everyone live in nature with the bare necessities, but they know that society would rather have electricity, housing, and other material goods than reaching enlightenment.

Every climber on that expedition, including Jon, knew that climbing Everest was potentially fatal, yet every one of them dreamed about being on top of the summit. Eight people died on May 11th 1996 when a storm came out of nowhere. The climbers put their desire to play king-of-the-world over their own safety, and many climbers suffered death as as result. Going into the most merciless of landscapes for fun when there is such a big risk shows that people gamble their lives for a few stories and a sense of accomplishment. Human beings are a part of nature just like any other animal, and we need to respect our lives and nature without being so self-absorbed that we put ourselves in death’s