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The Miracle In The Andes : 72 Days on the Mountain And My Long Trek Home Book Summary and Study Guide

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In October 1972, a plane carrying an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. Not immediately rescued, then who survived turned into cannibalism to survive. The rugby team member Parrado has a beautiful story of friendship, tragedy and perseverance. High in the Andes, with a fractured skull, eating his teammates and friends, Parrado calmly munched on his buddies. With the struggling to stay alive he was a survivor with freezing weathers and dangerous avalanches.
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases 30%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 10%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 40% Tone of story    -   suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story:    -   1960's-1970's Exploring into the wild    -   Yes Plotlets:    -   planewreck Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Age:    -   20's-30's

Setting

Ice Caps/Sea?    -   Yes Mountains/Cliffs    -   Yes Mountains:    -   climbing with ropes    -   falling off Air?    -   Yes Air:    -   passenger plane

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately detailed references to deaths

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