4. He has the skill and resources to build a net but cannot get out to the "distant reef" to cast the net without his canoe. What does this do to him?

5. What have been recently burned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mafatu find in the clearing?

2. What happens when Mafatu and Uri are on the raft?

3. What does Mafatu do when he sees the whale?

4. How does Mafatu react when the water becomes turbulent? Why does he react this way?

5. To what thoughts does the sighting of the wild boar lead?

6. How does Mafatu push away thoughts of home and his father?

7. How does Mafatu realize there are humans nearby?

8. How does Mafatu prepare the pig?

9. What has Mafatu done by saving his dog?

10. How does Mafatu act like a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mafatu goes through great change during his first day on the island.

Part 1) Describe this change. Why does this change occur?

Part 2) How does it affect the decisions he later makes?

Part 3) Predict how this change will affect him when he returns home.

Essay Topic 2

Mafatu spends much of his life in isolation.

Part 1) How has he been isolated up to the point his journey begins?

Part 2) How does this journey amplify his isolation?

Part 3) Will he be in isolation after his journey? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Mafatu is very self-sufficient.

Part 1) How is he self-sufficient? What can one learn about Mafatu's culture through his self-sufficiency?

Part 2) How does this new independence and knowledge both help and hurt him?

Part 3) Do you believe that people in our modern culture are self-sufficient? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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