Brief Summary Of Sydney J. Harris Climbing The Mountain Of Success

In “Climbing the Mountain of Success,” Sydney J. Harris creates a realistic analogy that being successful is like climbing a mountain rather than climbing a ladder. He explains that climbing a mountain is a better description because of how difficult it can be to become successful. He debunks the metaphor “climbing the ladder” by saying “there are no ladders that lead to success, although there may be some escalators for those lucky enough to follow in a family’s fortunes” (Harris paragraph 1). I thought that Harris explained his new analogy very well. It can takes years to prepare for a mountain climb and it takes a very skilled person to do it just like in creating a successful business. The preparation for both of these tasks is very difficult