Importance of Mountains in Kerouac's Dharma Bums and Barthelme's The Glass Mountain

“Peak” shows strong signs of family, love, and survival themes throughout the story. By the end of the book Peak had changed his point of view and left the mountain a completely different

In The Glass Castle, memoirist Jeannette Walls describes many communities of which she was a part of growing up. When detailing her time at Battle Mountain, the town where the Walls family resided the longest during Jeanette's childhood, she says, “. . . I was happy in Battle Mountain. We’d been there for nearly a year and I considered it home—the first real home I could remember (81).” Jeannette described the community of Battle Mountain as a place where she was content and felt at home. Due to the long span of time the Walls family spent in Battle Mountain, compared to other places, Jeannette was able to find her place within the community and cultivate friendships. These connections gave her a sense of stability, which had been non-existent throughout most of her life, but the community of Battle Mountain just touched the topsoil of how deep a community can go.

The phrase "all suffering isn't equal" can be understood in a myriad of ways. The idea of suffering can be different depending on a person's mentality or even the conditions they live in. An example would be that a person with an adequate living environment can complain about eating the same type of meal for a whole week, while for an another person who doesn't not have that luxury, may be suffering from having no food at all. While everyone suffers, it is how they are suffering that divides our true understanding of it. Connecting to the book, this phrase relates to the differences on how both the rich and poor can suffer. In Mountains Beyond Mountains Paul Farmer believed that poor undeveloped countries didn't receive the best medical care

These proliferated the idea of unkempt and unruly natured people, pastoral, lazy and at the same time content to remain in a disparagingly hostile existence. These writers and illustrators were often men who traveled through the mountain regions and spent time with the people there (McNeil, 59). They were frequently invited to stay with families who were honored to have them as guests, and treated to every hospitality an Appalachian family could afford.

In this passage of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the reader obtains a very in depth description of what the Walls Family home in Welch is like once they move in. The author is this text is conveying how poor of a state their new home is. Walls uses the literary element figurative language to reveal the state of their home to the reader.

When depicting the tremendous height and abruptness of the mountain he states that “It was like a window ledge on a skyscraper, no more than fourteen or sixteen inches wide”. Bryson’s use of the simile establishes an illustrative image in the reader’s mind and creates a lasting impression of the situation. This improves the author’s tone as it details the uncertainty and discouragement the men were facing during the hike. Furthermore, Bryson advances his narrative and tone with imagery as he adapts to the trail when it becomes hazardous with oncoming snow and freezing temperatures. Bryson describes his surroundings with a bleak and dreary attitude, for example, he states that “the path was broken by steep, thickly bouldered streams, frozen solid and ribbed with blue

As Tom and Brendan talk about plans for their future climb of Mount Everest, Tom reaches the top of the hill with ease, this symbolic moment allows Tom to reflect of his transition personally and how important his relationships with Brendan and Chrissy have been in supporting him. Tom’s thoughts of “shedding with each kilometre, like layers of skin falling onto the track” as he runs with Brendan is a simile which allows the reader to understand how Tom is feeling and the relief of not having the weight on his shoulders anymore. This achievement and realisation symbolises the growth and change in values and perspective of self that have been achieved through the support of new relationships which have allowed Tom to overcome past events.

The Big Rock Candy Mountain is the hobo’s version of paradise on Earth. The theme for this poem is dreams and wishful thinking. The author illustrates this by having the poem have a nice upbeat tone to it. Where all your hopes and dreams will come true and you can just spend your day how you may.

R.J. Palacio’s incredibly moving story Wonder, is about a kid named August with a facial difference that’s prevented him from going to school… until now. August is just a normal kid with an incredible face, but he has to convince his classmates that he’s just like them. Grace Lin’s amazing book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, is about a girl named Minli, who has to go on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man of the Moon and ask him how her family can change their fortune. These books have many things that are similar and different about them like symbols, themes, and archetypes and allusions.

From information gathered, my opinion is that this book had emotional effect on most people. It was tragic and sad and also a profound impact on readers when it was first published. It talked about the history of the white settlement of the American west which was told by the people who were there both white and indian which was not learned in school. It is a great book which present a people who loved the earth and respected human life. It also talked about the loss of a beautiful land and the demise of a conscientious and spiritual way of life and finally the extirpation of a nation of people. The interest in environmental issues was growing and the accounts of the destruction by the settlers of the Eastern forest, the soiling of the rivers

“The only real nation is humanity” (Farmer 123). This quote represents a huge message that is received in, Tracy Kidder’s, Mountains Beyond Mountains. This book argues that universal healthcare is a right and not a privilege. Kidder’s book also shows the audience that every individual, no matter what the circumstances, is entitled to receive quality health care. In the book Kidder represents, Paul Farmer, a man who spends his entire life determined to improve the health care of impoverished areas around the world, namely Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world. By doing this the audience learns of the horrible circumstances, and the lack of quality health care that nations like Haiti

8. Do you have sympathy or empathy for the wife of Don Elias, Dona Matilde?

7. The Mountain – The mountain in Hindu (India) culture was seen as the center of the universe from which all things could be seen. Since people climb “up” mountains, characters that climb the mountains can be seen as moving upward on a spiritual/emotional journey. Biblically, mountains are places where God reveals his truths to man. In nearly all stories mountains are mysterious, powerful places.

The metaphor of the mountain means that all parts of life age and grow old. The cutting down of trees symbolize getting bald. The metaphor also means that you can retain your knowledge and wisdom when you get older. The mountain can still retain its beauty even though the trees were cut down.

When the sun slowly peeps over the range of mountains, birds shake the morning dew off their feathers and give a cheerful song that would lift even the most sorrowful of spirits. A light fog wraps around the mountain range, reaching to touch every bit of life thriving there. The slight chill in the air is enough to give a gentle shiver, but not enough for the need of a jacket. A breeze tickles the trees, making their leaves shake and sway with laughter. Sunlight seeps in past the thick canopy of branches with hopes of being able to reach the damp mountain earth. The mountains are the best place to live to be relaxed, see the most beauty, and never get bored.