Mount Analogue was an intriguing and thought provoking read as well as captivating the imagination. The idea of the story has a connection with readers on multiple levels including, general aspects of mountaineering, the desire to explore and find the impossible and the spirituality in all of us. The first line that really pulled me…

Before I began reading this book I fully expected to be reading a work of non-fiction. I was confused because of Daumal writing seemed to be coming from the first person perspective as it seemed he was writing about a biographical account of one of his mountain exploits. I was pleasantly surprised that this was indeed…

Let’s start with Monte Veritas. It struck me as though du Maurier used the symbol of Monte Veritas to shed light on the sublime and primitive magnetism of mountains. A force not to be underestimated. The mountain generates an atmosphere that can be intoxicating at the very least, and at most truly enlightening. This eden would be…

  In the beginning of the novel Mount Analogue I believed this work to be a work of nonfiction. However, after completing the reading and with a helpful hint from a fellow classmate, while I was still reading the introduction, I was able to deduce that it was a fictional work. The way that Rene…

Within the context of mythical mountains and journeys in the pursuit of enlightenment, both Daumal and de Maurier depict Mount Analogue and Monte Verita as the pinnacle of intellectual fulfillment. Like any voyage, there are a series of preparations one must make in order to be “ready” for the expedition. Those unfamiliar with the extreme…

Mount Analogue is full of imagery that paints a picture of mountaineering and mountains that gives the reader analogy after analogy to place an image of mountaineering seen through eyes of various professions in the world, rather than the usual mountaineer, that contributes his/her life to the practice. Beginning with the end of the novel…

Week 2 – Mount Analogue Writing Response By: Bryant Lymburn Mount Analogue is a short story that follows the journey of mountaineers that set out on an expedition that is in search of climbing the tallest mountain in the world. Initially the expedition is faced with the tough task of finding the mythical location that…

Rene Daumal and Daphne Du Maurier bring forth an interesting aspect of mountains. That is the kind of religious and spiritual part of mountains, and that they are far more than just these far reaching peaks that stretch above the earth. Rather, both of these authors bring to the minds of readers the ethereal nature…

Within both the readings, Mount Analogue and Mount Verita, it is quite obvious that mountains, and moreover, climbers have a certain spiritual or mystical view towards the mountains they climb. Very early on in René Daumal novel, Mount Analogue, there was a reference to several mountains worldwide that had some holy or spiritual connotation, such…