Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan, Jamie Zeppa

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

Travel writing

Question 2

Audience

Answer 2

people interested in travelling to other countries

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

first impressions of bhutan are negative, then changes to postitve.

Question 4

Subject

Answer 4

the author is in Bhutan for teaching

Question 5

Purpose

Answer 5

Memoir, share (personal experience)

Question 6

Perspective

Answer 6

1st person present

Question 7

Author

Answer 7

Jamie Zeppa (girl)

Question 8

Change of emotions

Answer 8

First starts negative, and changes to positivie

Question 9

Thoughts and feelings

Answer 9

Negative impression of Bhutan
Gets used to Bhutan
Ends up liking it

Question 10

Negative impression of Bhutan

Answer 10

Montonous/Boring landscape (only mountains all around) (plosives to describe mountains)
Not appetizing food (“instant coffee, powered milk, plasticky white bread and flavorless red jam”)
Short sentence “It doesn’t even have traffic lights”, surprising info, tone of disappointment

Question 11

Gets used to Bhutan

Answer 11

Description of town but has no reaction “The buildings all have the same pitched roof”, not criticising anything
Seems surprised “There are more signs of the outside world than I had expected” , but at the end says “these signs of cultural infiltration are few”.

Question 12

Ends liking it

Answer 12

She finds citizens attractive “they have beautiful aristocratic faces”
Ineffable experience “pointing out the way, explaining politely in impeccable English”.
Last sentence full of praise “I am full of admiration for this small country that has managed to look after itself so well”