Precis:

In David Grann's nonfiction narrative The Lost City of Z (2010), he describes the relationship between Fawcett and Jack growing . At this age he is surrpassing his father in ability and wants more than anything to follow his father's footsteps in these dangerous yet intrieging journys.Crazy encounters in Indian Territory got out of hand and at one point his men had to kill indians because of their stubborness to back off. He and his men came close to death on many occassions and at one point he himself questioned why he wwas not at home in the god forsaken Amazon.

Tone:

Suspenceful, informative

Vocabulary:

trekking: To make a long difficult journey; especially on foot and often over rough or mountainous terrain

putrefaction: To decay with a foul smell, or make something decay with a foul smell

communal: Used or owned or owned by all members of a group or community

menus: A list of dishes that can be ordered in a restaurant or that are to be served at a formal meal

evasiveness: Not giving a direct answer to a direct question, usually in order to conceal the truth

Rhetorical Strategies:

Syntax:

(hyphens) "They eat only fish and vegetables--never meat" (241)

Imagery:

"The path wound through a partially submerged mangrove forest"(305)

Telegraphic Sentence:

"The room was dark." (294)

Dialogue (suspense):

"Up that way is where the bones were dug up. But they were not Fawcett's bones-they were my grandfather's"

Hyphen:

"I filled Paulo in about my trip to England and about everything Sawcett had done--including planting false leads and using ciphers--to conceal his course.(222)

Listing:

"...isolated, desolate, primitive and God forsaken" (240)

Questions:

• If you were in the situation Fawcett was in, would you have ordered your men to kill the indians or wait to see what happened?

• What type of man do you believe Fawcett is?

• What would it take for you to embark on such a journey?

Quotation:

"My story is lost. But it is a human soul's vanity to endeavor to disinter it and convey it to the world" (304)