A+Mountain+Journey

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:__


 * Point of View:** Third Person

The protagonist is a round and dynamic character.
 * Protagonist:** Dave Conroy
 * What type of character is the Protagonist?**
 * Antagonist:** Dave Conroy

High, snowy mountains.
 * Describe the setting:**


 * Type of Conflict:** Man vs. Himself


 * Describe the main conflict:** The main conflict is Dave making dangerous decisions. For example, instead of stopping to warm up and rest after he fell into the river, he continued travelling.

The climax of the story is when Dave Conroy is going uphill to the second cabin and decides to stop and rest.
 * D escribe the Climax of the Story: **

The protagonist learns that he isn't better than nature, and it was his decisions that caused him to die.
 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **

The title shows that life is a journey, and at times it can be uphill. Each decision you make affects your fate.
 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **

Dave making bad decisions shows how humans have to take risks on a daily basis. Instead of doing what he knew he should, he didn't, because he thought he was better than nature. His decisions were ultimately his downfall.
 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **

**How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?** Dave Conroy stopping for a rest helps show that one decision can be critical.


 * Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):**


 * Simile:** "the new snow, white and soft as flour."


 * Metaphor:** "the cold was an old man's fingers feeling craftily through his clothes."

**Personification:** "with a snow covered tree sweating in the heat of his fire"

**Symbol:** Fire is a symbol for safety. Dave chose not to make a fire in time, which was a factor in determining his fate.

**Foreshadowing (give both elements):** It said a man alone would travel too far, until he could travel no more. This is what happened to Dave Conroy.


 * Irony:** Duncan Macdonald had his feet frozen and had to be amputated. He then opened a shop selling boots he couldn't wear.


 * Imagery:** "The rolling alplands, a white sea frozen into weary immobility, became a broken parkland and he made long sweeping turns around clumps of spruce and balsam. Dark green trees came out of the thinning mist towards him, touched him with outflung branches, passed in a flutter and flurry of snow-dust. The cold wind against his face, the loud wind howling in crescendo by his ears, the flow of wind that pressed his trousers tight against his legs, gave him back strength as he exulted in the rush of his descent. Tears smarted in his eyes and through them he saw the landscape opaque and blurred as though it were vibrating to the speed of his passage."

Humans make decisions on a daily basis. The story shows that decisions can lead to some unfortunate situations.
 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. **

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