A+Mountain+Journey

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:

Point of View:

__Third person__ (Omniscient/Limited?)

Protagonist:

__Dave Conroy__

What type of character is the Protagonist?

__Round, Dynamic__

Antagonist:

__Environment__

Describe the setting: Time/Mood? __Rocky Mountains, Alberta__

Type of Conflict:

__Man vs, Environment__

Describe the main conflict:

__The main conflict is between Dave Conroy and the environment. This is because he is attempting to get to his cabin but he is stopped by nature (falling in a river, freezing cold nights).__

Describe the Climax of the Story:

__The climax of the story is when he stops to rest on his way to find his friend`s cabin.__

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?

__The Protagonist changes over the story by becoming desperate to find shelter, he also starts acting upon instinct.__ What does he realize at the end before he dies?

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

__The title relates to the theme because the theme is survival and the stuggles Dave tried to overcome to survive. The title "A Mountain Journey" relates to this because the title may mean a difficult journey. Therefore, the title hints at a difficult journey and the theme relates to this because it is the struggle to survive.__

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

__The main conflict (which is man vs. nature) illustrates the theme, survival, because he is trying to survive nature`s harsh conditions.__

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

__The climax helps illustrate the theme because he is trying to desperately find shelter to survive in the climax and the theme is survival.__

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

__Simile:__ __"Soft and white as flour"__

Metaphor:

__"The cold was an old mans fingers feeling crafyily through his clothes"__

Personification:

__"...heart thumped and hissed"__

Symbol:

Foreshadowing (give both elements):

Irony:

__Its ironic that the cabin had burnt down so he was unable to warm himself.__

Imagery:

__We thought the author did a good job of imagery for the reader when he wrote about Conroy decideing that he would set the forest on fire if need be, to warm himself.__

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. There are many relationships between the class theme and the story. For example, at the starting of the story he feels very powerful and almost cocky, but as he travels on he regrets his decisions and feels powerless to nature. We believe that Dave Conroy is a very confident and has a powerful will because he did not give up, even when his hands and feet were numb or he discovered his cabin had burnt down. Completion 5/5 Effort 3.5/5 Content 3.5/5 total 12/15

Dave Conroy was an expert trapper and "... had never finished a day with another ten miles up his sleeve". Because of this, one may think that a journey through the mountains to arrive at his cottage would be a fairly simple task. But because of many of Dave`s character traits it was very difficult. One of Dave`s character traits that changed the outcome of his journey was the fact he was greedy. There are many molments in this story that he had the opportunity to stop, make a fire, and continue the next morning. Insted of doing this Dave continued on because he wanted to have the luxury of a warm cabin. Dave Conroy made small goals for himself, but did not plan ahead. During his journey, Dave made goals to go further and further, even when it was not wise to. As he continued to hike on he did not take a molment to check in with himself to see if he should stop. The most important character trait was his damaged mental health. Dave had many cold and restless nights before he began the journey to his cabin. This caused Dave to make many bad decisions that made his journey much more difficult. If Dave should have made better choices if he wanted to have a succesful mountain journey. 4.5/6
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