127 Hours Between a Rock and a Hard Place” #4

Luka Dragoljic  

                                                             

Miss.Nelson

English 7B

23/11/13

 

“127 Hours Between a Rock and a Hard Place” #4

I am reading a non-fiction book called “127 hours Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston and so far I read 290/342 pages.

A conflict that Aron had to overpower was a boulder that fell on his hand in “Blue John Canyon” which is in Utah. The boulder weighed at least 100kg. Aron got stuck under that boulder because he loves exploring and there is no boundary to his love for hiking. Aron overcame this enormous obstacle in a sad way. He amputated his hand. He did that because there was no other way that Aron could have been able to free himself. He also did that because he was worried that he would die of dehydration and if he fell asleep, he would die of hypothermia. He was trapped under that rock for 127 hours without water, food, lost a lot of blood when that accident happened and without sleep he was still able to free himself. Aron survived because his desire to live more, overcame all the difficulties he had during this accident. This thought struck me right into my heart because I understood that this man knows how precious life is. I would have acted the same way due to the fact that I care more about life, than my hand.

Quote that shows how he overcame the obstacle:

“Pulling tight the remaining connective tissues of my arm, I rock the knife against the wall, and the final thin strand of flesh tears loose; tensile force rips the skin apart more than the blade cuts it.” (Ralston page 285).

This quote shows us how Aron cut the last tissues of his hand before his amputation ended. After the amputation had ended Aron was ready for his new life. This book shows us that even if you lose a big chunk of your body, if you love what you are doing, you’ll always find the solution to the problem and continue to live a beautiful life.