Bhutan

Question 1

What are the main changes in tone

Answer 1

The Changing Tone
 Initially awed by the landscapes in Bhutan.
 Isolation : L.7-9 “It took Paro.”
 However, reality seems almost underwhelming: L.29 “… I stay close to them enthusiasm”
 When she learns more about the culture, she becomes entranced by it: L.68-69 “can find no single impressions.”
 Tone becomes poetic, almost magical: L. 80-86 “Rainbow District of Desires” etc
 Ultimately, she shows her respect for Bhutan: L.97 “I am full of admiration for this small country that has managed to look after itself so well

Question 2

Beginning of Bhutan

Answer 2

• IN MEDIAS RES “Mountains all around, colliding up to peaks, rolling into valleys”.
• Line 3. HYPERBOLE: “Indian subcontinent colliding into Asia thirty or forty million years ago”.
• Line 7. PRESENT TENSE narrative, with factual information: “It is my first night in Thimphu, the capital, a ninety minute drive from the airport in Paro.”

Question 3

Analysis of Bhutan Opening?

Answer 3

• Underscores the vast scale of Bhutan’s landscape and writer’s awe.
• Heightens the sense of drama and writer’s attempts to come to terms with the vastness of landscape
• Creates immediacy and immerses reader in Zeppa’s journey.

Question 4

Bhutan Middle?

Answer 4

• Line 19-20. ANECDOTAL LISTING: “I share a breakfast of instant coffee, powdered milk, plasticky white bread and flavorless red jam…”
• Line 28. EMOTIVE LANGUAGE: “They are both ecstatic about Bhutan so far, and I stay close to them, hoping to pick up some of their enthusiasm.”
• Line 30. FACTUAL INFORMATION: “Although Thimphu’s official population is 20,000, it seems even smaller.”

Question 5

Bhutan Middle Analysis

Answer 5

• Normalises her experiences in Bhutan and suggests she’s increasingly comfortable in her surroundings.
• Displays more widespread appeal of Bhutan and the writer’s desire to share in the experience.
• Highlights the intimacy of Zeppa’s experience and the uniqueness of the city.

Question 6

Bhutan Ending

Answer 6

• Line 84-85. FACTUAL INFORMATION: “Bhutan…is thought to be derived from Bhotana, meaning the ‘end of Tibet’”.
• Line 94-96. METAPHOR: “Considering the consolidated British empire in the south, and the Great Game being played out in the north between the colonial powers, Bhutan’s preservation of its independence was remarkable.”

.Line 82-83. LISTING (with metaphorical names): “Districts within Bhutan were even more felicitously-named: Rainbow District of Desires, Lotus Grove of the Gods, Blooming Valley of Luxuriant Fruits…”