discussion questions

1. Summarize the traits of Elroy Berdahl you have observed.

2. Compare the narrator's behaviour and personality with Elroy's. What differences exist between the characters? What similarities?

3. What do you think about the narrator's decision to leave his job and go to the Rainy River.

4. What does the reader learn (or what is confirmed)　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｔｈｅ　
ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ’ｓ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｉｓｈｉｎｇ　
ｔｒｉｐ．　Ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ　ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ　ｓｅｅｍｓ　ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ　ｏｆ　ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，　ａｎｄ　ｉｆ　ｓｏ，　ｈｏｗ．　

５．　Ｗｈａｔ　ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｈａｐｐｅｎ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｉｓｈｉｎｇ　ｔｒｉｐ？　

６．　Ｗｈｙ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ　ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ　ａｔ　ｔｈｅ
　Ｔｉｐ　Ｔｏｐ　Ｌｏｄｇｅ？

７．　Ｗｈａｔ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ　ｄｏ　ｗｈｉｌｅ　ｈｅ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅｒｅ

８．　Ｖｉｓｕａｌｉｚｅ　ｔｈｅ　ａｎｘｉｏｕｓ　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ　ａｇａｉｎｓｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｂａｃｋｄｒｏｐ　ｏｆ　ａ　ｑｕｉｅｔ　ｒｉｖｅｒ　ｓｃｅｎｅ．　
Ｗｈａｔ　ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔｓ　ｄｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｗｏ　ｉｍａｇｅｓ　
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ？

９．Ａｎａｌｙｚｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ’ｓ　ｈａｌｌｕｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ　
ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　＂ｃｒｏｗｄ＂ｏｆ　ｏｎｌｏｏｋｅｒｓ．　Ｗｈａｔ　ｄｏｅｓ
ｔｈｅ　ｃｒｏｗ　ｓｅｅｍ　ｔｏ　ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ’？　Ｗｈａｔ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｉｔ　
ｆｏｒｅｓｈａｄｏｗ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ’ｓ　
ｄｅｖｃｉｓｉｏｎ？

１０．　Ｗｈａｔ　ｋｉｎｄｓ　ｏｆ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｔａｋｅ　ｐａｒｔ　ｉｎ　
ｔｈｅ　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ’ｓ　ｈａｌｌｕｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ？
　
１１．　Ｗｈｙ　ａｒｅ　ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ
　ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ？

１２．　Ｈｏｗ　ｄｏ　ｗｅ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｔｈａｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｓｃｅｎｅ　ｉｓ　
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｒｙ？
　　
１３．　Ａ　ｓｔｏｒｙ’ｓ　ｔｈｅｍｅ　ｉｓ　ｉｔｓ　ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ　ｉｄｅａ　
ｏｒ　ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ．　Ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｈｅｍｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｉｓ　
ｓｔｏｒｙ？　

１４．　Ｈｏｗ　ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　ｊｕｄｇｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｅａｓｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　
ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ　ｇｉｖｅｓ　ｆｏｒ　ｈｉｓ　ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ？