Month: May 2016

  • Touching the void quote (Japanese climbers)

    Pg 63 Japanese climbers “To his horror, he had then seen the falling leader jerk and twist and, without a sound, pull his partner into the void.” This quote has two different parts to it. There is a literal part and a figurative which comes after. In this first part Joe is describing what Simon…

  • Touching the void quotes

    P 58 Premonition ” I had sensed that something would happen without quite understanding what it would be. I didn’t like this irrational theory.” This quote suggest that Joe sensed that Simon would fall over the edge of the mountain before it happened. This in turn makes you think that it is possible that another…