tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post3358389264793098509..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: What makes an adventure novel?jashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-52051295192908178992014-03-11T16:46:57.660-04:002014-03-11T16:46:57.660-04:00I think this class has distorted what our view of ...I think this class has distorted what our view of "adventure" is. Perhaps without meaning to in this post, you assign adventure to mean mountain climbing, excluding all other types of activity as "adventure". There are so many ways to define adventure. Sure climbing mountains has been the almost exclusive focus of this class so far, but wouldn't you say deep sea diving, sky diving, exploring the jungle, etc are all adventures as well? "The Eiger Sanction" may not revere climbing as adventure, much like the other books we have read, but it certainly is an adventure novel. There are assassinations, high risk situations, and pretty girls (maybe that one is a personal preference), which are all things that happen outside what many would consider normal life. And what is adventure if not a detour from normalcy?<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513978813320962705noreply@blogger.com