Analytical

The set up of the storm, written by Norman Olstad, is unlike many of the other books that I've read. Instead of a continuous story this book is divided up into the main plot, and some background on Norman's life.these two stories are divided up by chapters. Alternating one by one until the end of the book. I am without a doubt a huge fan of this book, but the interruption of the background story would sometimes aggravate me as a reader because the plot part of the story is very very tense as he is scaling down a mountain during a blizzard by himself. One page would be describing the dissent while and then the next page would be Norman and his mother get him into some basic argument like any mother and child would get into. Eventually the two stories come together but there is no relation between the two besides the fact that The setting part of the story just leads up to the flight that crashed that stranded Norman, his father and soon to be step mom, and a pilot in Californian Rockies. 

It was tough for me to find the purpose behind this format of a book. In other words, I could not figure out what the author was intending. To find this out, I took a step back and thought about the morals and lessons that are described in this book. Strategies like staying calm, trusting your instincts, and using the skills you have down the best to accomplish something are often displayed in the book in both parts of the story. Now, my best guess as to why the author did this was to give the reader a better understanding of how Norman's lifestyle when he was younger shaped him into a person that is capable of handling these sticky situations.