Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Goodsir volunteered to go on an expedition to cache food supplies too 1) prove that he is a man 2) study the wildlife and see if they can supplement their fresh meat supplies. He finds out that he isn't half of the man that the other men on the trip are... and that there are seemingly no living creatures other than the white bear in the Arctic Circle. On the trip home, after Goodsir is thoroughly ravaged, the leader of the Expedition, De Vouex, is attacked by a massive wall of white and mauled to a point where he is barely recognizable. When Franklin sees them return in in the distance, he goes out to meet them hoping for good news. Unfortunately he is met with the information about the creature; he then sets up a reward for the man that kills it, and is sure that the monster will be gone soon. The bury De Vouex.
Reflection: I know that Franklin is going to die, however, if he is going to be killed by the creature, shot by a panicked crewman, or of some illness, i am not sure. Hopefully he will die a heroic death but somehow i don't think so. The author has cast a sort of pompous personality and a inexplicable quality that makes him unlikable. I believe that this is how the author is foreshadowing the death of the captain.
Define:
Sorry, i can't come up with anything for this.... i know all of the words i have read.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Mar. 5: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Dr. Goodsir of the HM Ship Erebus seems to be a little bit wimpy. His specialty is that of surgery, unlike the other doctors on the voyage who's specialty are medicines. His Journal, the way in which you learn about him, is written in a very astute and insightful manner. His respect for his captain, John Franklin, is almost odd; he idolizes the man. Mostly it is because Franklin exudes a confidence that draws the man too him and boost morale, whereas Goodsir himself is very odd to be around. Franklin made a quip about him that there was some undefinable feminine quality to the man and that it makes you feel uncomfortable.
Reflection: It seems that the reason the author is making Goodsir one of the main characters is because soon he will witness something that is very important to the story or he will have to do surgery on one of the captains. Hopefully his character gets more involved because it is very nice to read his thoughts on the situation.
Pages: 70
Summary: Dr. Goodsir of the HM Ship Erebus seems to be a little bit wimpy. His specialty is that of surgery, unlike the other doctors on the voyage who's specialty are medicines. His Journal, the way in which you learn about him, is written in a very astute and insightful manner. His respect for his captain, John Franklin, is almost odd; he idolizes the man. Mostly it is because Franklin exudes a confidence that draws the man too him and boost morale, whereas Goodsir himself is very odd to be around. Franklin made a quip about him that there was some undefinable feminine quality to the man and that it makes you feel uncomfortable.
Reflection: It seems that the reason the author is making Goodsir one of the main characters is because soon he will witness something that is very important to the story or he will have to do surgery on one of the captains. Hopefully his character gets more involved because it is very nice to read his thoughts on the situation.
Mar. 3: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: There seems to be a crazy monster hunting the men on the ice. I'm not sure of the exact timeline (the book is written chapter by chapter from different people's perspectives that are existing in different periods of time in the timeline) but at some point in the past of Crozier's story and in the future of Captain John Franklin(the captain of the ship Erebus, the lead ship of the expedition) there was an attack by a creature on the ships. In the time period that Crozier is relating, John Franklin is already dead. This makes reading his story very ominous.
Reflection: I think that among the horrors that may be presented by the creature on the ice, so far the most terrifying thing about being frozen in the Arctic Circle is the things that the cold can do to you. A man accidentally let metal touch his bare flesh and it ripped off the skin from his elbow down to his palm. The sheer discomfort all the time would soon become unbearable for me.
Pages: 70
Summary: There seems to be a crazy monster hunting the men on the ice. I'm not sure of the exact timeline (the book is written chapter by chapter from different people's perspectives that are existing in different periods of time in the timeline) but at some point in the past of Crozier's story and in the future of Captain John Franklin(the captain of the ship Erebus, the lead ship of the expedition) there was an attack by a creature on the ships. In the time period that Crozier is relating, John Franklin is already dead. This makes reading his story very ominous.
Reflection: I think that among the horrors that may be presented by the creature on the ice, so far the most terrifying thing about being frozen in the Arctic Circle is the things that the cold can do to you. A man accidentally let metal touch his bare flesh and it ripped off the skin from his elbow down to his palm. The sheer discomfort all the time would soon become unbearable for me.
Mar. 1: The Terror
Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Captain Crozier of the HMS Ship Terror is standing on the highest deck of his ship looking out at the white that surrounds him. His ship, and it's sister ship on the expedition called HMS Erebus, are frozen into the ice above a landmass known as King William's Land en route to the West coast of the US through the fabled Northwest Passage. It is 1844 and the expedition that departed from the shores of London's Thames river have been caught up for some 2 and a Half years. They are hopeful for a summer thaw, however the last 2 summers haven't been too promising.
Reflection: They seem to be in a hopeless situation. If they give up hope they surely will die, but so far, they seem to have a positive outlook. Crozier is going about business as usual as captain; he is having the crew continue to accomplish their duties despite their frozen state, a decision that is preserving morale and keeping a sense of purpose on the ship. Hopefully it doesn't fall apart.
Define:
Fo'c'sle - Captain of the Foretop, the man responsible for the living quarters of the crew and captain.
HMS - Her Majesty's Ship, a ship of the Queen's Royal Navy
Pages: 70
Summary: Captain Crozier of the HMS Ship Terror is standing on the highest deck of his ship looking out at the white that surrounds him. His ship, and it's sister ship on the expedition called HMS Erebus, are frozen into the ice above a landmass known as King William's Land en route to the West coast of the US through the fabled Northwest Passage. It is 1844 and the expedition that departed from the shores of London's Thames river have been caught up for some 2 and a Half years. They are hopeful for a summer thaw, however the last 2 summers haven't been too promising.
Reflection: They seem to be in a hopeless situation. If they give up hope they surely will die, but so far, they seem to have a positive outlook. Crozier is going about business as usual as captain; he is having the crew continue to accomplish their duties despite their frozen state, a decision that is preserving morale and keeping a sense of purpose on the ship. Hopefully it doesn't fall apart.
Define:
Fo'c'sle - Captain of the Foretop, the man responsible for the living quarters of the crew and captain.
HMS - Her Majesty's Ship, a ship of the Queen's Royal Navy
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