FACTS
WHERE DOES THE STORY TAKE PLACE?
ON A LUXURY SHIP GOING FROM USA TO JAPAN
HOW DOES THE NARRATOR FEEL ABOUT HIS COMPANION BEFORE HE ACTUALLY MEETS HIM?
HE IS PREPARED TO DISLIKE HIM
WHAT DOES MR KELADA OFFER THE NARRTATOR ON THEIR FIRST MEETING?
A DRINK
YOU DID NOT THINK I WAS AN AMERICAN ,DID YOU? WHAT DOES THIS SENTENCE TELL US ABOUT MR, KELADA?
HE IS ALSO PREJUDICE
WHEN DO YOU CALL A PERSON A "MR- KNOW-IT- ALL"?
WHEN YOU THINK HE IS ARROGANT
WHEN DOES THE STORY TAKE PLACE?
IN THE 1920'S A FEW YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR ONE
WHAT DOES THE NARRATOR THINK OF KELADA'S LUGGAGE?
THERE AR TOO MANY LABELS ON THE SUITCASE AND THE WARDROBE TRUNK IS TOO BIG
WHAT DOES KELADA DO TO PROVE THAT HE IS BRITISH?
HE WAVES HIS PASSPORT
TELL YOUR FRIENDS THAT YOU HAVE A PAL WHO'S GOT ALL THE LIQUOR IN THE WORLD. WHAT IS KELADA'S MOTIVE IN SAYING THIS TO THE NARRATOR?
HE WANTS TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION .
WHY WAS IT FORBIDDEN TO DRINK ALCOHOL ON THE SHIP?
BECAUSE IT WAS DURING THE ERA OF PROHIBITION. THIS IS A PERIOD OF 13 YEARS (FROM 1920 TO 1933) WHEN THE UNITED STATES PROHIBITED THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION,TRANSPORTATION AND SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
HOW LONG DOES THE JOURNEY FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO YOKOHAMA TAKE?
A FORTNIGHT(14 DAYS AND NIGHTS)
WHAT DOES THE NARRATOR THINK ABOUT KELADA'S TOILETRIES AND HIS BRUSHES IN PARTICULAR ?
THEY WOULD BE BETTER FOR A SCRUB (MEANING THEY ARE NO GOOD)
WHAT DOES KELADA DO THAT ANNOYS THE NARRATOR DURING THEIR FIRST MEETING? MENTION THREE THINGS
DISTURBS HIS GAME , SHOWS HIM CARD TRICKS, RESERVES A SEAT FOR HIM IN THE DINING ROOM
HE WAS THE BEST HATED MAN ON THE SHIP. WHAT DOES THIS LINE TELL US ABOUT THE PEOPLE ON THE SHIP?
THEY HATED HIM FOR BEING DIFFERENT, WHILE THEY STILL ENJOYED ALL THE ACTIVITIES HE HAS OFFERED
WHY WOULD A LUXURY SHIP SAIL FROM USA TO JAPAN AFTER THE WAR?
RICH PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR NEW MARKETS
WHY DO THE NARRATOR AND MR KELADA SHARE A ROOM ON THE SHIP?
ACCOMMODATION WAS HARD TO GET AND YOU HAD TO PUT UP WITH WHAT EVER THE AGENTS HAD TO OFFER
HOW DOES THE NARRATOR FEEL TOWARDS MR KEALDA AS THE STORY CONTINUES?
RAGE AMD HATRED
MENTION AT LEAST THREE THINGS THAT MR KELADA DID ON THE SHIP
-ORGANIZED MATCHES, BALLS AND SPORTS GAMES
-HE WAS A GOOD MIXER AND WITHIN THREE DAYS HE KNEW EVERYONE ON BORAD.
-RESERVED SEATS FOR NARRATOR TO DINE TOGETHER THREE TIMES A DAY
WE CALLED HIM MR KNOW ALL EVEN TO HIS FACE. HE TOOK IT AS A COMPLIMENT. WHAT CAN WE INFER ABOUT MR KELADA FROM THIS LINE?
HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF HIM
WHY ISN'T THE NARRTOR'S NAME MENTIONED?
HE IS A TYPICAL BRITISH MAN OF THAT TIME.
WHAT IS THE MAIN CONFLICT BETWEEN THE NARRATOR AND MR KELADA?
THE NARRATOR COMPARES BETWEEN MR KELADA AND HIMSELF AND HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT TEHY HAVE THINGS IN COMMON
WHAT DOES THE NARRATOR THINK OF KELADA'S LOOKS(APPEARANCE)?
HE LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE WHO WAS BORN UNDER A BLUER SKY THAN THE SKY IN ENGLAND
HOW DOES MR KELADA BEHAVE ON THE SHIP?
HIS GESTUES WERE EXUBERANT
"HE WAS EVERYWHERE AND ALWAYS". WHO IS THIS SENTENCE REFERRING TO AND WHAT IS THE CONTEXT THAT IT IS SAID
THIS SENTENCE REFERS TO ME KELADA, THIS IS HOW IS DESCRIBED. HE IS BOSSY BUT ALSO FRIENDLY.
WHY CANT THE NARRTAOR BELIEVE THAT MR KELADA IS BRITISH? (3 THINGS)
BECAUSE OF HIS LOOKS,HIS ACCENT AND HIS BEHAVIOR