Krakauer

In my own opinion, Krakauer's methods of adding constant research throughout his book was a smart way to add not only credibility to his writings but also adds a sense of care. He made a serious effort to put himself and the reader into Chris's shoes. I believe that the entire book had a specific goal. Krakauers goal was to explain Chris's last journal entry. It was Krakauers goal to use the events of Chris's journey to explain how he came to the conclusion "Happiness is only real when shared". By giving the background he did to Chris's travels' Krakauer has not only introduced why Chris left but has explained why at the end of the the people we surround ourselves with are our life. Life it to be shared, I have certainly never believed loneliness is an emotion humans are meant to understand. I am sad it took the experiences it did for Chris to discover this but i do believe it was Krakauers mission to make that journey of finding himself worth something, and without all of the research Krakauer did the valuable point couldn't have been made.

Our image on a pedestal

My primary source, The original Romeo and Juliet script, generally seen a simple piece of writing, may look as though it has no connection to todays society, however i believe it traces the answers to why people interact a certain way with each other based on emotions. I address this point of view in my paper by analyzing the emotions we see in the play and pointing out how these our own emotions were affected by the images the play promotes. For example, its obvious people struggle in relationships because they strive for this unreal image of a 'perfect romance', but why? What we watch as children and young adults does have weight on how we want to live our lives, I have attempted to give a reason why things impact us the way they do and in what ways. Researching these types of issues is important because it gives you insight on something you do subconsciously and gives you an opportunity to create your own standard for what is practical and enjoyable in life, instead of striving for something of fairy tales.