pg 72 – 94
1) “What would I say to the boys in The Place if I came all this way only to give up at the last minute. (81)”
All of the poets stopped on the mountain to decided if they wanted to go up further to make to the top of Matterhorn because they were almost there. Japhy wanted to make the trip so he could say that he had done it and he was really in to it. Ray said he would just to go and also to say that he did it and not do climb part of the mountain for nothing. Morley couldn’t go because he believed that his body would not allow him so he would wait. After starting on the hike up, Ray wanted to stop because he felt like he couldn’t make it any further because he was afraid of falling off the mountain. He didn’t make it to the top but he was pretty close. Japhy made it and was proud that he did.
2) “Those things aren’t made to be heard by the people below. (86)”
Ray wanted to let everyone hear what Japhy was saying when he had got to the top of the mountain. Japhy believed if people wanted to hear it then they should have been there with him. Instead of having someone share the experience that both of them had on their trip further to the top. People should experience the same thing instead of having it to be told to them because it’s not the same feeling. The two guys have more feeling and, also they have the feeling of being proud of what they had accomplished, wouldn’t be as exciting if someone told them what it was like or their reaction was, it wouldn’t be the same.
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