Touch The Top Of The World

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Touch the Top of the World In this essay I will talk about the life of Erik. I will attempt to explain the full and varied life of Erik. I will also show how society treats blind people, by using examples how blind people are treated in the book "Touch the Top of the World". I will show how Erik, the main character of this book, help individuals believe that being blind it’s not a disadvantage and that possibly this disease can be a blessing. Erik has demonstrated that being blind allows him do things that others can’t do. First of all, I learned how Erik took advantage of being blind by doing things that people with vision avoid doing because they use the excuse. Excuses such as been tired or having a little pain in their arms. Erik, being blind, climbed many mountains and actually climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in entire world. Due to his father`s encouragement he started mountain climbing, because his father wanted him to experience life like normal children. With his father`s help, Erik became a risk taker. His adventurousness toke him to new heights. Erik went beyond his limits. In the firsts chapters of this book Erik said "My father is like a broom, trying to sweep me (Erik) into the world, and my mother is like a dustpan, gathering up the shattered pieces of me". In this part I noticed that his mother was always trying to help Erik, it appeared that she maybe overprotecting him, but unfortunately his mother died in a car accident. That left Erik living with his father and brothers. Erik went into a very deep depression because he loved his mother. Yet the loss of his mother was another thing that made Erik emotional stronger. When Erik was younger he asked his father if he could go to a camp for blind people, but his father didn’t know if it was a good idea to send him to that camp. Finally, his father decided to let him go to the camp. Erik
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