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DeDevon Fang and Cameron

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: A Mountain Journey

Point of View: Omniscient (Third Person)

Protagonist: The protagonist is Dave Conroy.

What type of character is the Protagonist? He is a dynamic, round character.

Antagonist: The Antagonist could be either Dave Conroy himself, or it could be the environment.

Describe the setting The story is based in, Jasper National Park, Alberta, the approximate co-ordinates are, 53°19′03″N 118°57′06″W Mood? Type of Conflict: We think that the main type of conflict is Man vs. Environment.

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is Dave Conroy skiing along the mountains, facing the elements and challenges that they bring. That is a general description of the plot but it does not directly address the main conflict.

Describe the Climax of the Story:

I think that the climax of the story is when Dave Conroy realizes that his hands and feet are both frozen solid, and still decides to keep going. If this is the climax then everything that follows is conclusion. Does that make sense?

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

He starts off being quite excited, and he can’t wait to reach the cabin, but when he reaches it, all his hope is crushed, and he becomes hopeful again, but before reaching it, he gives up all hope and dies.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

The relationship is telling you that when you’re going on a Journey through a mountain, you have to be ready to survive at all costs. What is the metaphor in the title? How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

It helps us illustrate the theme by using imagery to help us imagine the subzero environment that Dave had to hike and survive in. Strong as Dave might be, the environment can still make him weak.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

It helps to illustrate the theme by making us know that Dave was in a harsh environment, and that nature has made Dave take in all its fury, so that Dave cannot even make a fire when he needs it most.

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

Simile: ”the snow, white and soft as flour”

Metaphor: ”tree was a young lady, beckoning for him to stay”

Personification: ”He let his skis carry him where they wanted to go”

Symbol: Fire, as it symbolizes warmth and comfort, both which Dave cannot access.

Foreshadowing (give both elements):

There is foreshadowing when Dave gets really tired, because then you can foreshadow that he’s not going to make it where he wants to go.

Irony:

There is situational irony in the form that a person that has no feet sells shoes and boots.

Imagery:

"Mist, like a shadow of universal darkness on the treeless summit, moved about him”

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.

In the story, it’s more of survival than power, but they are related in some parts. For example, in the story, you needed to survive, but to survive, you need both strong physical power, to be able to hike a long way, and also a strong willpower to survive in the deadly freezing environment of the mountains. Also, it shows that nature has power over anything else in the world, because nearly nothing can control the weather. Completion 5/5 Effort 3.5/5 Content 3/5 total 11.5/15\

= Character Sketch Paragraph =

A trapper, skiing in Jasper, Alberta, anxious, and hopeful, to get home sa fely, th is trapper was Dave Conroy. He is quite brave, to go into the Forrest in the middle of winter, completely alone. He is also irrational, making decisions that ultimately lead to his death. Conroy is a determined person, determined to make it home alive, but at the same time, he knows of the fact that he could die. To conclude, Dave Conroy was a person that indirectly caused his own death by making every decision that he made.

You need to use much more support for your ideas...try using quotes. 3.5/6