Life on Thin Ice

Question 1

4 quotes importance ice

Answer 1

-frozen womb
-freeze offers escape
-umbilical chord
-sea ice is an open highway

Question 2

frozen womb

Answer 2

-just as a womb is protecting and provides safety so too is the ice sheltering and comforting.
-For the ice to be like their mother is compelling as it highlights the real importance of the ice in their culture.

Question 3

-freeze offers escape

Answer 3

-escape has connotations of freedom which suggests that people need the release and serenity from the ice.
- It suggests that it is a place of comfort and provides a type of safety from their problems.

Question 4

-umbilical chord

Answer 4

• has connotations of a mother and nurturing care.
  -Just as an umbilical cord keeps the baby alive so too is the ice a lifeline for the people of Greenland.
• It connects the baby to its mother, just as it connects the habitants by allowing them to travel and see friends or family.

Question 5

-sea ice is an open highway

Answer 5

• just as a highway allows for quick transport between long distances, so too does the sea ice allow people to get between towns to meet with loved ones.
  -If the ice is melting it leaves people isolated in their own towns which can make us picture their mental state being poor.

Question 6

The island’s ice sheet covers 80% of the land -

Question 7

57% think hunting practices will be harmed -

Question 8

2 stats importance of ice

Answer 8

The island’s ice sheet covers 80% of the land
57% think hunting practices will be harmed

Question 9

3 quotes dogs

Answer 9

-My son -
Shocking explosion of grief -
I would rather have died then leave them -

Question 10

2 stats dogs

Answer 10

Over the past two decades, Greenland’s sled dog population has halved to around 15,000 -
I had to kill eight of 13 -

Question 11

-My son -

Answer 11

-a son and father is one of the closest bonds there is which emphasises how much they value and love dogs. It is shocking as we typically associate dogs with being our friends but to say they are your son is a step further and is very compelling.
-It holds connotations of care and nurture so we are forced to think about how bad this bond will be broken if climate change continues.
-Son also connotes a family member that you love and care for. It suggests that they are appreciated so much that they are a part of the family.

Question 12

Shocking explosion of grief -

Answer 12

-just as an explosion is forceful so too is the outburst of emotions powerful and compelling. It tells us how much they value the dogs.
-Shocking suggests that it is unexpected which emphasises how unusual emotional reactions are in the culture so this furthers their love for the dogs as they are willing to rak culture to prove their love.

Question 13

I would rather have died then leave them -

Answer 13

• died is an emotive word. It exemplifies how much he truly loves and values the dogs as he places their importance above his.
  -The dogs being more important than himself suggests that they are a vital part of their culture and owners will do anything to keep them alive

Question 14

Over the past two decades, Greenland’s sled dog population has halved to around 15,000 -

Question 15

I had to kill eight of 13 -

Question 16

3 quotes dangers of the ice

Answer 16

Frozen sea is now a threat -
Designed to break ankles -
Greenlands world is shrinking -

Question 17

Frozen sea is now a threat -

Answer 17

-the word threat had connotations of danger, hostility and hazards.
-This emphasises the dangers associated with the ice as dye t the ice melting, native people have to be more careful.

Question 18

Designed to break ankles -

Answer 18

• word choice of break has connotations of pain and suffering which suggests that not being alert can cause the people of Greenland to be subjected to a lot of pain.
  -The word choice of design has connotations of intent and purpose which suggests the melting ice’s only purpose is to hurt people.

Question 19

Greenlands world is shrinking -

Answer 19

-the short sentence in a single paragraph emphasises how limited greenlandic people are due to the dangers of the melting ice restricting travel which result in communities decreasing and families being isolated from one another.
-The word world highlights that it is not only the island physically getting smaller but also the Greenlandic culture, community and way of life is all decreasing.

Question 20

5 quotes mental health

Answer 20

Feeling homesick when your home -
Mourning for a disappearing way of life -
Frontline of climate change -
Domino effect -
Ecological grief -

Question 21

1 stat mental health

Answer 21

Eight adolescents in a community of 4,000 people killed themselves.

Question 22

Feeling homesick when your home -

Answer 22

• the contradiction between feeling homesick when your home illustrates that the country and culture is changing so quickly that it is unrecognisable to it native people which causes a negative impact on their mental health as they feel lost and confused in the place they grew up.

Question 23

Mourning for a disappearing way of life -

Answer 23

• the word choice of mourning has connotations of pain, loss and grief which suggests that the people are in a deep state of sadness due to the loss of their culture.
  -This evokes feelings of sympathy in the reader as we now see all of the mental pain they experience.

Question 24

Frontline of climate change -

Answer 24

-just as we would imagine that hose fighting on the frontlines of a warzone would be suffering mental health issues with shellshock and ptsd due to constant artillery bombardment, so too does the mental health of the greenlandic people is declining due to the constant changes to their home and culture.
-This is because of climate change leaving them anxious about their future,

Question 25

Domino effect -

Answer 25

• just as we would imagine in a game of dominoes, once you knock one down, the rest fall in quick successsion without being able to stop it, so too is there an ongoing effect of suicide within greenlandic communities due to the decline of the mental health of teenagers due to the constant change in culture as a result of climate change that is seeming unstoppable.

Question 26

Ecological grief -

Question 27

Eight adolescents in a community of 4,000 people killed themselves.