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Memories
Less than a month late after sitting on the summit of the Thumb, I was back at the same job I had quit. I got a raise and worked all summer. -
I'm out of here
A couple of weeks later I informed my boss that I was quitting my job. I gathered up my tools and climbed into my car. I was on my way to Alaska. -
Arrival
Five days later, I arrived in Alaska. There I met a woman named Kai. She offered me food and a bed to sleep in. -
Another Plan
The next day after the blizzard cleared, I decided to once again climb up the north side of the mountain. Unsuccessful!!. Finally, I came up with a plan to try to climb the south face of the mountain. -
The Plan
I owned a book with photographs of Devils Thumb. As I looked at the photographs, I was fascinated. I can pull this off. -
Queen Ann
Because I had a minimal amount of money, i drove to Washington and then hitched a ride on the Ocean Queen, a seiner, -
FEAR
One day later i approached the most dangerous part yet. A snow storm broke. I fell into a crevasses of snow. It took the entire day to reach the place where a pilot was suppose to drop food to me. -
The top of Devils Thumb
On May 15th, I started to climb the south face of the mountain. I was anxious about another storm, but I trudged on. The last twenty feet was hard, scary, and onerous. Finally, I reached the top!! The summit was surreal. I took pictures to prove I'd been there. Then I stood up. carefully turned around, and headed home. -
TENT TIME
For the next 3 days the weather was terrible. I had to stay in my tent due to frigid, cold weather, Necessary supplies were gone. I decided to smoke and set the tent on fire. -
Brooding
While brooding on a Colorado barstool, I got into my head to climb a mountain called Devils Thumb. I wanted to do it alone. -
Valley of Ice
Two days later, I slogged steadily up the valley of ice toward the Devils Thumb The ice looked cold and mysterious. Everything was going well.
Valley of Ice -
Actual Climb
The next day after the snowstorm cleared, I began the actual climb to Devils Thumb. I reached a point where the ice was so thin and I had no choice to go back down. -
Theme & Audience
Theme- A personal philosophy ( man vs nature)
Krakauer intends to make Chris McCandless's story a relatable human story of a person seeking happiness, healing, and meaning to life. They both had to fight with nature to survive.
Audience- Anyone who reads the book.
