The Explorers Daughter Flashcards
1
Q
What is it about?
A
- hunt of a narwhal and accepting that the hunt is normal to Inuit people
2
Q
What is the context?
A
- kari Herbert’s father was a polar explorer
- (“the explorers daughter”) brings great identity towards her
3
Q
Purpose of this text?
A
Understanding Inuit people and their standards. “Finds it hard to experience the killing of whales”
4
Q
Structure of the text
A
- highly emotive
- factual paragraphs
- ends with “hunting is absolute necessity in Thule” = despite her emotions she accepts it
5
Q
Quotes about the narwhals?
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- plumes of spray from the narwhal catching light in spectral play
- mischievous tricks on shifting of light
- it was like watching a vast, waterborne game
- slowly methodically passing each other
6
Q
Violent words
A
- flimsy
- drowned
- scrambling
