Reading Reflection

Reading Reflection #3
Book: Everest
Author: Gordon Korman
Pages: 33-37

     Last week I read chapter 5 of the book and to my surprise I found there was still more character introductions to be done.This time it was the turn of Perry Noonan. An interesting prediction I can make is that Perry will probably make the Everest team one way or another despite his personnel conviction that he will wash out. Another interesting development is that Noonan is by all accounts the groups designated smart one. This belief comes from the first page of the chapter in which Perry states " Never mind that Perry might have preferred to go to a hockey game with his uncle, or even take him on in a spirited chess match."(chess-was something Perry was good at.)" I made the comment when reading that because he doesn't think he was going to make it, then he most definitely will, this prediction is part based on the need for the quote unquote smart one as well as his general quiet demeanor and shy nature. He also claims to have vertigo making him more or less fearful and thus having a challenge to overcome.
     Another interesting prediction that turned about to be a red herring was a scene in which Perry saw somebody in the snow storm. They were lurking around and decided to investigate. This was truly interesting for me the reader because in the previous chapters there was a reference to a vandal in the group and this might be that person. However, it turned out to be a red herring. The person turned out to be another climber Sammi Moon who was taking advantage of the conditions to toboggan down a hill and this was what he had seen. Even if she isn't the vandal there is still something suspicious about this. Who goes tobogganing at 2:30 in the morning, at a boot camp?
     A final point of note in the chapter,was that 2 more characters washed out. These included their very own ray of sun stroke , a kid with the well deserved nick name of Happy. The other character was not named so I have to assume they were never introduced.
    All in all I found this chapter to be quite informative and rather thought provoking. I can't wait to see what happens next.