‘On the edge’ is used as a pun in Chapter 4 because the decent down the mountain they do, they are on the edge of physical danger the whole way. They fall, get cold and weather turns on them making them overly cautious about what they’re doing. Being cautious for them is necessary but if […]

“We took the customary summit photos and ate some chocolate. I felt the usual anti-climax. What now? It was a vicious circle. If you succeed with one dream, you come back to square one and it’s not long before you’re conjuring up another, slightly harder, a bit more ambitious – a bit more dangerous. I […]

The technical jargon in this text would not be explained because the meaning of it is already clear. In every topic of text there’s jargon that only apply’s to itself. In Touching the void, it’s about mountaineering. Which means there will be jargon to do with mountaineering throughout the book. The jargon doesn’t need to […]

The relationship between Joe and Simon in Chapter 2, shows that they rely on each other. They are interdependent because they are in dangerous situations which they couldn’t do alone. They need each other for support and safety. “I smiled seeing Simon with legs astride a large rock, sack off, taking a photograph of me as […]

The quote, “The dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible” means people that dream during the day are people who are making their dreams come true. Often dreams are big and hard to conquer, which is why people who are dreamers of the day […]

The image that he has encountered a negative experience outlines in the first paragraph. From blackened fingertips, returning somewhere to intense hunger. The main character has been through something and has recovered but he’s letting his friend Richard believe he isn’t ready to go back to Lima. In the second paragraph the image of the […]

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