The Explorer’s Daughter, Kari Herbert

Question 1

Author

Answer 1

Kari Herbert

Question 2

Starting

Answer 2

In media res

Question 3

Change of tenses

Answer 3

Past tense => Present tense

Question 4

Both points of view

Answer 4

• hunting is bad
• necessity of hunting

Question 5

Main question / point

Answer 5

Man vs. Narwhal
Who needs to live?

Question 6

Quote: Necessity of hunting

Answer 6

37 “It was crucial to her husband catch a narwhal”

Question 7

Quote: beauty of narwhal

Answer 7

3 “Plumes of spray” - hyperbole

Question 8

Quote 2: Necessity of hunting

Answer 8

16 “The narwhal… is an essential contributor to the survival of the hunters”

Question 9

33-35

Answer 9

Asyndeton, creates tension

Question 10

Characteristics

Answer 10

1st person
Not bias

Question 11

Penultimate paragraph

Answer 11

She can’t decide, so she feels conflicted

Question 12

Last sentence

Answer 12

Declarative sentence “Hunting is still an absolute necessity in Thule”

Question 13

3 Points of view from the author

Answer 13

Repsects the hunter
Respects the narwhal
Confliceted

Question 14

Respects the hunter

Answer 14

• emphasizes the danger of hunting through laguage choice “flimsy”, ““drowned”, “capsized”
• use of factual language and listing to highlight the necessity of hunting (36-37) / 17
• creates suspense through verbs “gasp”, and simile to reflect anticipation “like watching a vast, waterborne game”

Question 15

Respects the narwhal

Answer 15

-literary style creates a beautiful image “spectral play”, “mischevious tricks”, “plumes of spray”
- language choice and use of facts highlights their intelligence “methodically”, “hearing is developed”

Question 16

Conflicted

Answer 16

• Juxtaposition of man and narwhal, describes them as equals
• use of triplets to create a sense of panic
• transitioning from literary style to a factual style, reflects how easy is to romanticize the setting and become sentimental, but the use of factual language brings author back to the harsh facts

Question 17

Genre

Answer 17

Autobiographical travel extract

Question 18

Audience

Answer 18

People concerned about the idea of hunting and protecting animals

Question 19

Subject

Answer 19

is hunting moral? the necessity of hunting

Question 20

Purpose

Answer 20

To resolve her dilemma and make us reconsider out approach to hunting

Question 21

Perspective

Answer 21

1st person, past