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Transcript: Characters -Walk into hospital and get told to wait for visit. -Suddenly on a trip through the woods -Liam tells Gabriella about planning his trip to the south -Gabriella storms off and disturbs a bear -Liam turns tail and runs, thus attracting the bear's attention -Gabriella goes into the fetal position and doesn't get mauled by the bear -look down -look back up, your in a hospital again. -Gabriella gets to see Liam for the first time without his bandages -Liam is to ugly so he gets dumped. Plot Conflict Figurative Language 1. "... Signing a one-year lease demanded a certain courage, a certain faith that the earth will keep holding them up..." -Pg 72 This passage shows personification, saying the earth will hold them up when times get hard. It is signifigant because it shows Gabriella and Liam are not well set off and sometimes struggle to get by. This shows that hiking is their way of getting away from the troubles of the world. 2. "... The dark greens of white spruce and tarnished golds of the poplars wove an intricate montane tartan." -Pg 72 The author compares the poplar trees in the fall to tarnished gold. This allows the reader to better picture the setting and get a better idea of what the characters are feeling. 3. The entire story has dramatic irony, the story starts out with Gabriella entering a hospital then cuts back to her and Liam hiking towards a lake. The reader knows from the beginning that something will happen to cause Liam to go to the hospital even though the characters have no idea. Theme Setting The theme of this story is that no matter the issues, true commitment can still emerge. In the story, Gabriella wants Liam to help her re-sign the lease but Liam wants to go live in a van. This shows the issues that they have been having as far as being committed towards the same thing. But when Liam makes the bear chase him so it doesn't go after Gabriella, it shows that he still cares about her and that he is committed to her, even through the toughest of times. It also shows committment when she is by his side at his hospital bed, even though his face is mangled from the attack. The theme of this story is that no matter the issues, true commitment can still emerge. In the story, Gabriella wants Liam to help her re-sign the lease but Liam wants to go live in a van. This shows the issues that they have been having as far as being committed towards the same thing. But when Liam makes the bear chase him so it doesn't go after Gabriella, it shows that he still cares about her and that he is committed to her, even through the toughest of times. It also shows committment when she is by his side at his hospital bed, even though his face is mangled from the attack. BLUFF Liam: He is a trail-blazer that loves the outdoors. Gabriella and Liam are currently dating in the story. He would love to be on the cover of outdoor magazines sporting expensive active-wear. He spends the little money he earns leading American and German tourists up easy mountain trails, on expensive outdoor wear. He is very clean cut looking for a hiker. He is very stubborn and doesn't like learning from people who know more than him. He has jett black hair in a very straight cut and modern style, his face has been weather from the outdoors and lightly tanned. He wants to travel out of Jasper, Alberta into the states, near Yosemite or New Mexico. Liam is a round character. The hospital in which Liam is recovering is Jasper hospital. The hospital has a modern feel with cold tiled floors. There is only one floor and mostly everything is white. Surprisingly enough it doesn't smell like medical liquids. The forest has a beautiful horizon line with a mountain range silhouettes. There is a valley below the mountain they are climbing that is abundant with white spruce and poplar trees. There is a lake in the valley with limestone rocks scattered along the shore. The shore is sandy and with pieces of dwarf birch and rock willows. By: Gail Helgason Gabriella says towards the beginning of the story that her landlord is waiting for her to sign a lease which is why she asked Liam to go for the hike. She was planning on discussing the lease with Liam during the hike because she was very unsure about whether or not to sign it. This type of conflict is man Vs. man. Gabriella's landlord has given her an ultimatum, either sign the lease or find another place to live which would be very difficult in Jasper. Another conflict is between Liam and the bear. The bear see's Gabriella and begins walking towards her but because Liam decided to run, the bear chased him instead. Liam did this knowing the bear would go after him instead so because of his actions, he saved Gabriella's life. This type of conflict is man Vs. nature. Gabriella: Gabriella is a biology teacher who also loves to hike. She is twenty five and is very eco-friendly. Gabriella is a flat character. Although, she could be a dynamic character because when she looks at Liam's face for the
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