the explorers daughter Flashcards
what is it about
it about how people in the people in Greenland have to live. (hunting narwal for blubber and meet)
where is it set
Greenland
what dilemma does she have through the entire thing
she wants the hunters to kill and be able to live but she wants the narwhals to dive and never come back to the surface
what words where used in the symantic field of movement
stray
escaping
return
why is the narwhal blubber so important to the Eskimo
they cant grow vegetables so they need the blubber for vitamins so they don’t get scurvy
what was the roel of the women in this
they where supposed to show how important this was for the people to get any food or meet.
how does she use paragraphs
every paragraph is a change in subject
this shows how important the narwals are for them because there is something new in each paragraph that shows how important they are
how does she show how isolated they are
there is one giant ship per year that can get through the ice
a small plane twice a week.
