[Part 2]- Climbing my grandfather 👴🏔️

Question 1

• Climbing my grandfather begins suddenly, which might suggest its media res- its beginning at the middle of the speaker climbing his grandfather because his grandfather isn’t introduced.

Answer 1

• Climbing my grandfather begins suddenly, which might suggest its media res- its beginning at the middle of the speaker climbing his grandfather because his grandfather isn’t introduced.

Question 2

What is the symbolism of mountains in Climbing my grandfather?

Answer 2

• mountain could symbolise obstacles, however it could also symbolise its where the speaker starts to get closer to his grandfather.
• but it also suggest that he is forgetting the memories the speaker has shared with his grandfather.

Question 3

What else can you tell me about the symbolism of Climbing my grandfather?

Answer 3

• mountains can create an hard to reach place which might suggest that the grandfather is also hard to emotionally reach as he has ‘the glassy ridge of a scar’- as the metaphorical climb may be hard, because the grandfather has memories that are emotionally difficult.
• mountains can symbolise a holy being- so is this divine and holy being the grandfather being ‘worshipped’ by the speaker.