I recently started reading Into Thin Air, written by Jon Krakauer. The book is a nonfictional memoir of the disasters Jon Krakauer endured while climbing Mount Everest. Jon Krakauer was hired by a magazine to write about Mount Everest, but instead decided that he wanted to climb it himself. The book goes into detail about the complications and disasters he experienced throughout his journey. Jon Krakauer uses imagery and tone to allow the reader to envision his journey even more vividly. An example of his use of imagery is: "They helped outsiders find their way into the sanctuary and violate every limb of her body by standing on top of her, crowing in victory, and dirtying and polluting her bosom." This made me able to visualize himself climbing up the mountain, and referring to the mountain as a person, which I also found to be very effective. When Jon refers to Mount Everest as "her" it puts a new perspective on my personal view of the mountain. While reading, I no longer think of the mountain as just a pile of snow and rocks, I view it as a person with a temper and a person with feelings, which Jon further explains in the text. Overall, I think his imagery and tone is fully effective and further aids with the detailing and explaining of his journey.
Rhetorical Devices:
Imagery
Tone
Voice
Personification
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