The Explorer’s Daughter, Kari Herbert Flashcards
Author
Kari Herbert
Starting
In media res
Change of tenses
Past tense => Present tense
Both points of view
- hunting is bad
- necessity of hunting
Main question / point
Man vs. Narwhal
Who needs to live?
Quote: Necessity of hunting
37 “It was crucial to her husband catch a narwhal”
Quote: beauty of narwhal
3 “Plumes of spray” - hyperbole
Quote 2: Necessity of hunting
16 “The narwhal… is an essential contributor to the survival of the hunters”
33-35
Asyndeton, creates tension
Characteristics
1st person
Not bias
Penultimate paragraph
She can’t decide, so she feels conflicted
Last sentence
Declarative sentence “Hunting is still an absolute necessity in Thule”
3 Points of view from the author
Repsects the hunter
Respects the narwhal
Confliceted
Respects the hunter
- 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”
Respects the narwhal
-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”
Conflicted
- 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
Genre
Autobiographical travel extract
Audience
People concerned about the idea of hunting and protecting animals
Subject
is hunting moral? the necessity of hunting
Purpose
To resolve her dilemma and make us reconsider out approach to hunting
Perspective
1st person, past
