A+Mountain+jouney

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:___

Point of View: third person

Protagonist: Dave Conroy What type of character is the Protagonist? Round, Dynamic

Antagonist: Dave Conroy or nature

‍‍‍‍‍Describe the setting: Snowy mountain ‍‍‍‍‍ in Feburary it is so lonely.

Type of Conflict: Man vs nature, Man vs himself

Describe the main conflict : the main conflict is Dave Conroy vs himself because he made wrong decision when he knew all the right instruction to avoid freezing. His bad decision eventually killed him..

Describe the Climax of the Story: Dave conroy decided to sank down into snow and take a rest. Then, he fell asleep. Later, He was found dead.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Dave could not sleep well for couple of days, so he wanted to go to the cabin badly. Thats why he made careless decision when he was suppose to make a fire to dry himself. Dave turned from careless arrogant decision maker to hopeless person.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. Dave's series of bad decision changed what his jouney was supposed to be. The word journey means decision we have to make during our lives. The title 'A Mountain Jouney' relates its theme of risks when it comes to struggle.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict of this story is Dave's internal conflict. Dave's bad decision against proper direction to avoid freezing lead him to death.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? Dave's overconfidence lead to death. Also his decision to take asleep in the snow killed him finally. Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: "Black as ink" -Referring to the moon's shadows

Metaphor: "cold was an old man's fingers feeling craftily through his clothes."

Personification: "the forest moaning beside him."

Symbol: Mountain. I think mountain represents jouney of Dave's internal battle since mountain act as not easy and big journey

Foreshadowing (give both elements): "He knew as he stood on the summit he sould have made camp two miles back in the timber and crossed the divide in the morning."

Irony: He remembered Duncan Macdonald, who trapped in the Bever River country and who had walked thiry miles to the railroad on frozen feet to have them amputated by the doctor. Because he could trap no more, Macdonald had opened a cobbler's shop in Jasper to make boots he could no longer wear himsle.

Imagery: He heard horse bells. It was winter and no horses were within a hundred miles.

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Dave kept making bad decisions first of all he tried to sell his fur to early. He should have waited till snow melt down. Second he should have planned his jouney properly. For example, Dave should have take a break more often then going straight right to go cabin. Lastly Dave should have make a fire to dry himself when he fell in the river.This story teaches us that we careless risks.


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