Assignment task: Answer the following questions for the short story "going up the mountain"
Q1. What key social issue does the story foreground?
Q2. Put together an analysis of the social issue treated in the story as if you were trying to persuade one of your peers with whom you are in a formal and academic conversation and who happens to be similarly interested in the same social issue.
Explain why these details are important and how they help you develop an understanding of the issue. Compose your analysis in two paragraphs.
Q3. What is your opinion on this social issue before you read this story, and how did this story change your perspective? Compose your reflection in a couple paragraphs.