How does the structure contribute to the overall message of the text?

How does the contrast of imagery contribute to the overall meaning of the
text?
- Contrasting the senses of animal and human → Shows that they are barely surviving
- Camels are willing to do anything to survive (eating bush and drinking brackish
water) Which are the things that humans are not willing to do
- Camels are known to be tough animals, storing loads of water → really shows that
they’re starving as no water is left

1. Introduction
-Title
-Author
-Explanation of text ~ Recalling an experience of 7 dreadful days in the Arabian
desert
-Meaning of text to show suffering through one of the toughest places on Earth with
the worst possible circumstances of nature and weather conditions and on the verge of
dying. (Arabian Desert)
The message is conveyed through the use of descriptions of the environment around
them and by carving a sense of imagery into readers through their experiences and using
their camels as a comparison for contrast. As well as recording a series of catastrophic
events that have happened in the 7 days of their journey through the Arabian Desert.

2. Structure
-Introduced to weather
-Problems (Camels, starvation, water, no fire)
-Describing each time of the day to show problems
-His own reactions to the situation (Anxiously checking to see if camels die) ~
showing the importance of the camels. If they die, they have even less chance of surviving
-How they barely manage to survive (bad food, little water from pots)
-It wasn’t enough for a pleasant experience

3. How does it contribute

-They were in the worst possible situation (bad weather, just enough to survive)
- Describes the suffering they had to go through while barely surviving
-Introduces readers to the weather first, then progressing slowly to their main
problems showing how hard it was to survive. Showing that they had problems every day.
Showing his anxious feelings

4.Imagery
-Environment (Intense heat in the morning + Dry and hot )
-Environment (Freezing cold during night time + Dripping water)
Auditory imagery - ‘and the thunder crashed about our ears
-Human senses (Listening ~ drumming of the rain) (Cold like ice) (Starvation)
(Thirst) ~ show environment and nature
 -Animal senses (Diarrhoea) (Starvation ~ eating whatever they see Bush) (Thirst ~
drinking brackish water) ~ uses tough animals like camels to show the severity of the
situation, and that they are not exaggerating the situation

5.How does it contribute

-Records intense condition and how the environment add on to the problems
-The thirst and desperation for food and water of the camels and travel companions
create imagery in readers’ minds.
-The environment shows that they have to suffer a different kind of trouble in the
mornings and at night. There is no time to prepare yourself.

Draft:

The extract that I am going to analyze is from the book by Wilfred Thesiger called
Arabian Sands. The extract is about Wilfred Thesiger and his travel companions traveling
across the Arabian desert. The extract talks about Wilfred Thesiger recalling an experience of
dreadful days in the Arabian desert where he had to endure and overcome countless problems
and challenges.

The main message of this extract this is to show endurance through suffering through
one of the harshest places on earth, being constantly challenged by tough weather conditions
and barely surviving. The message is conveyed through the use of descriptions of the
environment around them and by carving a sense of imagery into readers, using contrasted
imagery between physical conditions of the author and the camels to provide readers with a
visual representation of the situation. As well as recording a series of catastrophic events that
have happened in the 7 days of their journey through the Arabian Desert. In this analysis, we
are going to explore the main message by looking at how the structure of the narrative
contributes to Wilfred’s overall message, and how the contrasting of imagery adds on to the
overall message.

Firstly, we are going to look at the structure of this extract. The structure of the text
starts off by introducing us to the environment and talking about the difficulties they encounter
such as their desperation for water and food. Then, the writer talks about his At first, the writer
informs us about the weather in the Arabian desert. ‘Watch the driving rain soak into the sand.’

Furthermore, we will be looking at the contrast between the humans and the camels
and how it contributes to the overall message of the text. The writer displayed his By
contrasting them, it shows that the Arabic Desert is very difficult for either humans or the
camels to survive in here. Camels are known as very tough animals and they could live in lots
of situations, however, it is still challenging for them to stay alive. The camels were willing to
eat bushes and drink brackish water to try to keep themselves alive, but those are the things
that humans weren’t eager to do, even in such a condition.
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