Character and Point of View
What is the voice that tells a story?
The Narrator.
The reasons behind a character's actions.
Motivations
Why did Erik have to traverse from base camp to camp 1 ten times?
He needed to become acclimatized to the weather and altitude as well as bring his gear up to camp 1.
What is the age of the main character?
Nine
A deep crack or split in a glacier.
Crevasse
If the narrator of a story is not a character involved in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters they are ________________.
3rd Person Ominiscient.
What are character traits?
Qualities shown by characters. (Ways to describe them, adjectives)
What was Erik Weihenmayer's goal when climbing Mount Everest?
To prove that blind people can can have similar achievements as sighted people and to not relegate them to stereotypes in society.
How do the children come across the man in the well?
They were playing hide and seek near an abandoned farm house and heard him in the well.
If something is said to be Arduous, that means it is ______________
Difficult
Describe at least two of the four aspects that define the Narrator of a First Person story.
Is a main or minor character in the story
Refers to himself or herself as I or me
Presents his or her own thoughts and feelings
Does not have direct access to the thoughts and feelings of other characters
What are the 3 methods of characterization?
Physical appearance
Speech, Thoughts, and Actions
Other Characters (perceptions of that main character)
The dangerous portion of Mount Everest that changes every year.
The Khumbu Ice Fall
What is assumed to happen to the man in the well at the end of the story?
He drowns OR escapes.
Studying for this unit test is crucial, some would say it is even ______________.
Paramount
What tool is Point of View compared to for an author to use for his audience?
A lens the writer chooses for their readers to look through.
Which method of characterization is the example below referring to?
"A character who usually wears unmatched socks and stained shirts might be described as slovenly."
Physical Appearance
What nearly stopped Erik's journey to the peak at the very beginning of his ascent?
Erik fell into a crevasse and got raked across the face with his partners climbing pole.
Why do the children refrain from telling the man in the well their names?
The children try to remain anonymous to the man in the well as they have refused to help him and are worried about the repercussions we're he to get out and know who they are.
Use 3 vocabulary words from this unit in a sentence correctly.
Answer varies.
Describe 2 of the 3 impacts a First Person story has on the reader.
Your understanding of characters and events is limited to what this narrator reveals about them
You can’t necessarily trust the narrator’s interpretation of events
The story seems real, almost as if the narrator were talking to you
Which method of characterization is the example below referring to?
"If people often confide their troubles to a character, you might conclude that she is trustworthy."
Other Characters
Recount at least 3 of the 4 ways you can die on Mount Everest as told in the story.
Fall into a crevasse
Avalanche
Cerebral Edema (Brain swelling due to lack of oxygen)
Laying down to rest and never waking again
Why do we never learn the identity of the Narrator?
It enables the reader to focus solely on the events and themes of the story without being influenced by the identity or biases of the narrator.
Provide the exact listed definition of Acclimatization.
The act of getting accustomed to a new climate or environment.