Into Thin Air

ISBN 978-1-86478-129-8

The Neap smartstudy® English text guide to Into Thin Air effectively analyses this best-selling account of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Jon Krakauer deftly interweaves facts about mountain-climbing, a general history of Everest, the culture of the climbing community, commercialisation, environmental issues and the psychology of survival into a compelling narrative. The text highlights the difficulty of accurate reportage and is a fascinating exploration of human behaviour under extreme conditions.

Key features:

• notes about the author/director/poet/playwright
• an overview of the historical and cultural context
• chapter/scene/story summaries
• character profiles
• analysis of themes and genres
• critical perspectives of the text
• key quotations
• focus questions in each section
• marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
• a guide to planning and writing an essay
• sample essays with annotations
• further exam-style essay questions
• a bibliography and further reading section

$16.95

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