tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post3657906555616024146..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: Teamwork and Emotions - Herzog vs. Blumjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-66389981292539369702014-02-12T19:32:15.322-05:002014-02-12T19:32:15.322-05:00Blum rests a lot of trust in her team members - bu...Blum rests a lot of trust in her team members - but doesn't Herzog do the same? He just takes on a bit of stricter role in terms of siphoning out roles each person should take on over the course of the adventure. I found it interesting how much trust Blum places in those on her team, and how little Herzog does until the end of the adventure, when he puts his life in others' hands. Thus, I am grappling with the question we pursued bit in class - what makes a good leader? And how, if there is any way, can we determine who is a "good" leader and who is not? If both teams are successful in reaching the summit, are they not both, then, good leaders? Or does the fact that Blum lost 2 members of her team and Herzog lost his fingers and toes put a damper on their successes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480461600865380028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-11593581162484268642014-02-12T16:57:49.117-05:002014-02-12T16:57:49.117-05:00I think that part of Blum's realization that e...I think that part of Blum's realization that each member of the expedition "had to make this decision for themselves" has to do with her realization that each member feels differently about the summit. For example, we know that Liz values her job as a teach more than the summit, we know the Piro values her career as a surgeon more than the summit and we know that various other expedition members have reservations about the summit. <br /><br />I think that by the end of the expedition Blum has realized that she can trust the individual members of the expedition to make the right decisions with regard to the summit and safety. Although clearly in the case of Alison and Vera, she trusted them too much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106325370765515704noreply@blogger.com