Explorers or Boys Messing About?

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

News article, short pacy paragraphs that orientate the reader through the piece

Question 2

Audience

Answer 2

Newsapaper-educated people/professionals

Question 3

Purpose

Answer 3

To inform and entertain. Morris’s purpose is to question the behaviour of the men and to generate resentment. Sensibly seems balanced as it lists their achievements, however the undertone is frustrated

Question 4

Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill

Answer 4

Boys messing about-
Derogatory and insulting (they are men)
Direct quotation from Mrs Vesley used as part of headline-creates dismissive tone
Either way ….
Statement reinforces dismissive tone-immediately generates resentment from audience

Question 5

Plucked and plunged

Answer 5

Moments of drama created through emotive word choice.

Question 6

3rd paragraph

Answer 6

Used to convey a lot of factual information quickly using complex sentences with a lot of clauses

Question 7

Contacted his wife, Joe Vesty

Answer 7

Seems to be presented, factually. He chose to contact his wife before emergency services reinforces the headline boys.

Question 8

Tens of thousands of pounds

Answer 8

Vague generates curiosity yet still emphasises disapproval

Question 9

Trusty helicopter

Answer 9

Seems naive
Adjective makes it seem like child’s play when in reality is actually dangerous

Question 10

Both men are experienced adventurers

Answer 10

Simple declarative sentence seems to be more positive tone and seems to acknowledge their experiences. This contrast with the previous tone.

Question 11

Expeditions to 70 countries in 15 years

Answer 11

Could be Morris’s admiring them, alternatively could be a more negatively tone, how does he work?

Question 12

Walked barefoot for three days in Himalayas… survived a charge by silverback gorilla and Congo

Answer 12

Morris’s shared with us examples of trips undertaken which should generate admiration. Alternatively , walking barefoot in the Himalayas is foolhardy and does not generate admiration by the reader instead seen as irresponsible and reckless. And surviving silverback Gorillaz shows him as having a predilection for danger. Undermines sense of admiration

Question 13

Despite their experience, it is not the first time they’ve hit headlines for the wrong reasons

Answer 13

One sentence paragraph
Creates a dramatic pause in text to allow you to reflect, working simultaneously with alliteration hit headlines making fact memorable
Further suggests recklessness -again adding to boys-as things have gone wrong previously, but they still continue

Question 14

The spokesperson said it was highly unlikely it would recover any of the money

Answer 14

Cyclical link to headline-cement readers perception of the explorers

Question 15

They’ll probably have their bottoms kicked to be sent home the long way

Answer 15

She treats it like a joke
Reading this after the last paragraph confirm view of boys missing about and reinforces it

Question 16

Overall

Answer 16

Structurally many paragraphs in the peace are devoted to describing their previous adventures but overall no sense of admiration is given Morris does acknowledge achievement made however we are encouraged to ridicule them and disapprove of their actions. Overall Morris signals his disapproval of the men.