PeakRoland Smith

2007Coming of Age

Francisco F.3rd Period

The setting takes in March at a mountain called “ Mount. Everest” which is so cold that you can barley see anything because of all the snow. And very rough area because all the mountains that have jagged edged on every step.

Setting

CharactersCharacter Physical

Characteristics

Adjectives of Personality

Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives

Peak 1.Nice clothes 1.Curious 1.He wanted to climb a skyscraper.

2.Black hair 2.Adventurous 2.He went to climb Mount. Everest.

3.skinny 3.Athletic 3.He climbed a skyscraper.

Sun-jo 1.hand-me downs clothes

1.Poor 1.He group in a poor country with only his grandpa.

2.black-redish hair

2.Caring 2.He stop for Peak when they where climbing and he encouraged him to climb

3.Dark skined 3.Smart 3.He knows to outwit people.

The main conflict was that he had to climb “Mount. Everest” to be the youngest to climb “Mount. Everest” . But there was a kid Sun-Jo that was climbing with them that started climb with them ,but then they found out they were both the same age.

Conflict

Peak gets into a juvenile dention center for climbing a skyscraper .He was with his mom and his stepfather , but he sent with his father to Tibet. And he joins father and more people up to Mount. Everest ,but Peak’s father wants him to become famous for being the youngest person to climb the mountain

Summary of Plot

Hard work pays off.

Text Evidence 1:”I’m going to make to the summit”.

Text Evidence 2: “I was going to shout that we had to try for Sun- jo sake , even though I knew it was hopeless.”

Text Evidence 3:”You have to do it ! For your sisters. For yourself.”

Theme

The point of view was first person ,because it shows in one characters called “Peak” what was in his mind .and if they change the point of view I don’t think it won’t change the story.

Point of View

This picture is a symbol of my book ,because this is book is about climbing this mountain “Mount. Everest” the whole time.

Symbolism

I would recommend this book to who like books about adventures or people who just like reading books.

Recommendation