In "Into Thin Air," Jon Krakauer effectively uses figurative language because he is extremely consistent and various which helps him deliver his story's message to the readers and enchant their minds. Krakauer's similes were so dramatic and convincing that they immediately caught the attention of the readers who received the story's message clearly and effectively. His suspense throughout the story was incredibly effective, that as you continued to read the story you sat in the edge of anticipation and eagerness wondering what would happen next. His imagery emphasizes the feelings and vision of the characters that it seems to appear that one self is in the body and mind of the characters.
             Krakauer's similes were the foundation of his most powerful imagery. Krakauer used many powerful statements through out his well-written story. An example of his moving language compared a person's death to a person still living: "He was as close to death as a person can be and still be breathing" (Krakauer 429). This statement was so powerful and moving that it made the readers realize how awful and terrifying death can be. The readers clearly received Krakauer's message from the story as they sat in awe visualizing the person's death.
             His second approach was his use of suspense. Krakauer's use of suspense demonstrates the eagerness and desperateness the characters went through, through out the story as well as the audience them selves. An example of Krakauer's suspense demonstrates the keenness and extreme anxiety the characters went through in the story: "Hurry it up, hurry it up! I silently pleaded. While you guys are messing around here, I'm losing brain cells by the millions?" (423). This statement shows the character's impatience as he awaits for the annoying and foolish climbers to get out of his way so he can descend Hillary Step, get to ...