"Walt grows quiet, staring absently into the distance. "Chris was fearless even when he was little," he says after a long pause. "He didn't think the odds applied to him. We were always trying to pull him back from the edge" (Krakauer 109).
Topic: The Dynamics of Family
By this I feel like Alex/Chris' parents never really let Chris experience the many things that could have been on the other side of the "edge". I say "edge" because this could be any type of edge. Whether it's the edge of a mountain or the edge of finding and experiencing new opportunities and chances to see the world, there was always a barrier between him and the edge created by his parents. However, Chris seemed to be a pretty rebellious child and rebelled against his parents instructions. Therefore, while his parents were so focused on "trying to pull him back from the edge," Chris' curiosity of the many things that could be on the other side of the edge grew bigger and bigger. In my opinion, the fact that his parents constantly kept him from the going over the edge, played a huge part in his curiosity to go over and beyond the edge. To do things that his parents would probably convince him not to do. To do his own thing and be his own person. His journey to Alaska was his example of going "off the edge."
Incorrect: "Walt grows quiet, staring absently into the distance. "Chris was fearless even when he was little," he says after a long pause. "He didn't think the odds applied to him. We were always trying to pull him back from the edge." (Krakauer 109).
ReplyDeleteCorrect: "Walt grows quiet, staring absently into the distance. "Chris was fearless even when he was little," he says after a long pause. "He didn't think the odds applied to him. We were always trying to pull him back from the edge" (Krakauer 109).