Importance of Setting in Saturday Climbing
Richard Lauz
Mr. Farkavec
ENG 3U
23 September 2014
Importance of Setting in Saturday Climbing "Tensing his fingers, he straightened his elbow and leaned back from the rock so that he could search for his next hold. Above him, there was a half-inch ledge. He reached up, got a good grip, then lifted his left leg higher than he could and set his foot in a rough patch that would provide the necessary friction to hold his weight" (52). The setting is on a Saturday while rock climbing. The mood in this passage suggests that the character, Barry is sure of himself but the next few lines that follow suggests otherwise. Nevertheless, he seems that he can handle himself out there. "Gradually, as a dozen Saturdays passed, what had seemed impossible was reduced to the merely difficult. Cliffs that had looked flat and smooth as polished marble became a series of problems and solutions" (55). The time and location of the event was during Saturday and rock climbing. The mood in this passage is refined. In the beginning moments of the story, he was inexperienced at rock climbing which challenged him greatly. Later though, he seems to have developed his ability to climb and has shown a slight improvement at it. During the past classes, he had a hard time keeping up with the rest of the climbers. But as he spends more time climbing, he starts getting the hang of it. The character 's development is evidential in this passage because he thought that once it was impossible, but after a few times at trying it out, he found that he can climb cliffs a bit easier than the last time. "From time to time, she paused to pull loose the chock nuts and pitons her father had left behind" (57). Like the rest of the passages, this takes place on a Saturday while rock climbing. Moira, pulls out her father 's chock nuts and pitons because she thought that it might be needed later. Apart from that, this action could also serve as a metaphor. By doing this, she is trying to say to her
Mr. Farkavec
ENG 3U
23 September 2014
Importance of Setting in Saturday Climbing "Tensing his fingers, he straightened his elbow and leaned back from the rock so that he could search for his next hold. Above him, there was a half-inch ledge. He reached up, got a good grip, then lifted his left leg higher than he could and set his foot in a rough patch that would provide the necessary friction to hold his weight" (52). The setting is on a Saturday while rock climbing. The mood in this passage suggests that the character, Barry is sure of himself but the next few lines that follow suggests otherwise. Nevertheless, he seems that he can handle himself out there. "Gradually, as a dozen Saturdays passed, what had seemed impossible was reduced to the merely difficult. Cliffs that had looked flat and smooth as polished marble became a series of problems and solutions" (55). The time and location of the event was during Saturday and rock climbing. The mood in this passage is refined. In the beginning moments of the story, he was inexperienced at rock climbing which challenged him greatly. Later though, he seems to have developed his ability to climb and has shown a slight improvement at it. During the past classes, he had a hard time keeping up with the rest of the climbers. But as he spends more time climbing, he starts getting the hang of it. The character 's development is evidential in this passage because he thought that once it was impossible, but after a few times at trying it out, he found that he can climb cliffs a bit easier than the last time. "From time to time, she paused to pull loose the chock nuts and pitons her father had left behind" (57). Like the rest of the passages, this takes place on a Saturday while rock climbing. Moira, pulls out her father 's chock nuts and pitons because she thought that it might be needed later. Apart from that, this action could also serve as a metaphor. By doing this, she is trying to say to her
Cited: Valgardson, W.D. "Short Stories." Saturday Climbing. Toronto: Gage, 2001. 52-59. Print.