Many people have life-changing revelations, but very few people are as young as Jared when he realizes what he is doing for a living. Ron Rash wrote the short story "The Ascent" about a young boy's journey that brings him an important revelation about his life. In the story, Rash uses a naive narrator, foreshadowing, and imagery to show the framework of the story that led to Jared's revelation about his life. Rash uses the character of Jared to show why he cannot give an objective and reliable truth. In the story, Jared's actions show that he does not understand death upon entering the plane after discovering the dead bodies of a pilot and a passenger. Rash writes, “Jared placed the knife in his pocket, got into the back seat, and closed the passenger door” (281). He doesn't fully understand the gravity of death and it doesn't scare him. Jared has a great imagination and tries to help by bringing tools and repairing the plane. After handling the tools, Jared says, “I fixed it so it flies now” (287). He sees what he wants because he can...