Into Thin Air | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Everest Summit: May 10, 1996 - 29,028 Feet Abstract

* Krakauer is at the top of the summit of Mount Everest.
* Krakauer takes photos of Boukreev and Harris.
* The story jumps to the end of the disaster, with Krakauer's articles about the events.
* The author begins his descent, worried that...
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