The Colomber GROUP Discussion Post PERIOD 2

(a) Astern- When the boy had gone astern, he stopped, his curiosity aroused… Scrutinized- After the boy insisted the father went to get a telescope and he scrutinized the surface of the sea. Obstinately- It was his colombre slowly moving back and forth, obstinately waiting for him. Expedient- From then on, with every expedient, the boy was dissuaded…. Inexorable- …with the inexorable obstinacy of a fatal instrument. Abyss- …but greater still is the attraction of the abyss Intrepid- …his resistence to fatigue, and his intrepid spirit. Sever- …he did not find the stregnth to sever himself from it. Indomitable- an indomitable impulse dragged him without rest… Placid- officers and sailor saw him dissapear down below in the placid sea….
(b)The inciting incident was when Stefano was with his father on his boat and they saw the colombre
(c)When he faces the colombre
(d)1 The colombre following him caused him curiosity.
2 The colombre following him caused him curiosity.
3 The character became obsessive and wasted his life on this colombre
4 His curiosity ended up dying of old age later in life after facing the colombre. "curiosity killed the cat

5 After reading the story, a lesson that i learned is that curisoty kills the cat. After so long of obseesing over the colombre, he faces it at an old age. He finds that the colombre wont devour him and he wasted his whole life doing nothing and died of an old age with nothing to show for it.

a. 1. intermittently "…to observe something that intermittently rose to the surface… 2. scrutinized "…and he scrutinized the surface of the sea…" 3. inexorable "…and still the colomber would have appeared in the mirror of the nearest sea, with the inexorable obstinacy of a fatal instrument." 4. astonished "But Stefano stood there, astonished, his heart pounding.
" 5. intrepid "Stefano began to sail, giving proof of his seaworthiness, his resistance to fatigue, and his intrepid spirit." 6.indominatable "An indominatable impulse dragged him without rest, with one ocean to another." 7. uninterrupted "The uninterrupted threat that followed on his heels seemed in fact to strengthen his will, his passion for the sea, his courage in times of strife and danger" 8. Perla del Mare "And he recognized it as the famous Perla del Mare, which he brought luck, power, love, and peace of mind to whoever possessed it. 9. abyss "…but greater still is the attraction of the abyss" 10. expedient "From then on, with every expedient the boy was dissuaded from his desire to go to sea.

b. When Stefano decided to become a sailor. Because of this, he basically wasted his entire life sailing from the Colomber. "Stefano was hardly twenty-two years old when, having said goodbye to his inland friends and regisned from his job, he returned to his native city and told his mother of his firm intention to follow his father's trade."

c. The climax was when the Colomber revealed its true intentions. It was a major twist because Stefano thought that the Colomber was going to kill him. In reality, it wanted to help him. "And the shark stuck out its tongue, offering the old captain a small phosphorescent sphere."

1. A lesson is something teaches you an important skill or mindset.

2. The Colomber is what caused curiosity for the main character. He wasted his life sailing, feeling like he had nothing to lose because he thought the Colomber would eventually kill him.

3. He slowly became more obsessed with the Colomber as the story progressed.

4. The lesson is that not everything is what people say it is. Everybody said that the Colomber was going kill Stefano. In reality, the Colomber wanted to give Stefano the Perla del Mare, which brought whoever had it good fortune. The Colomber wanted to help him, but everybody assumed that it would kill him, which is why Stefano never faced it until he was very old.

3A. When the boy had gone astern, he stopped, his curiosity aroused, to observe something that intermittently rose to the surface at a distance of two to three hundred meters, in line with the ship’s wake. 2 That is a colomber. It’s the fish that sailors fear above all others, in every sea in the world. It is a tremendous, mysterious shark, more clever than man. 3 For reasons that perhaps no one will ever know, it chooses its victim, and when it has chosen, it pursues him for years and years, for his entire life, until it has succeeded in devouring him. 4 Great are the satisfactions of an industrious, well-to-do, and quiet life, but greater still is the attraction of the abyss. 5 An indomitable impulse dragged him without rest, from one ocean to another. 6 I have not pursued you around the world to devour you, as you thought. 7-8 So the idea of that hostile creature waiting for him day and night became a secret obsession for Stefano. 9 Stefano began to said, giving proof of his seaworthiness, his resistance to fatigue, and his intrepid spirit. 10 And he recognized it as the famous Perla del Mare, which brought luck, power, love, and peace of mind to whoever possessed it.

3B. The inciting incident was when Stefano saw the colomber and his father warned him about what it would do to him. “That is a colomber. It’s the fish that sailors fear above all others, in every sea in the world. It is a tremendous, mysterious shark, more clever than man. For reasons that perhaps no one will ever know, it chooses its victim, and when it has chosen, it pursues him for years and years, for his entire life, until it has succeeded in devouring him. And the strange thing is this: No one can see the colomber except the victim himself and his blood relations.”

3C. The climax from the text is when Stefano is an old man and he decides that it's his time to go meet the colomber that has taken over all his thoughts from when he was a child. “Here, I am with you, finally… Now it’s just the two of us.”…“I have not pursued you around the world to devour you, as you thought. I was charged by the King of the Sea only to deliver this to you.” And the shark stuck out its tongue, offering the old captain a small phosphorescent sphere. Stefano picked it up and examined it. It was a pearl of unusual size. And he recognized it as the famous Perla del Mare, which brought luck, power, love, and peace of mind to whoever possessed it. But now it was too late. “Alas!” said the captain, shaking his head sadly. “How wrong it all is. I managed to condemn myself, and I have ruined your life.” “Goodbye, poor man,” answered the colomber. And it sank into the black waters forever.”

3D.
a. A lesson is an experience one learns from, usually obtaining valuable information.

b. Stefano’s curiosity was caused by his father’s reaction to him seeing the colomber on his very first trip out to sea. “Despite my forty years,” said the father, “I believe I still have good eyesight. But I see absolutely nothing.” … “That bisonlike muzzle, that mouth continually opening and closing, those terrible teeth. Stefano, there’s no doubt, the colomber has ominously chosen you, and as long as you go to sea, it will give you no peace. Listen to me: We are going back to land now, immediately, you will go ashore and never leave it again, not for any reason whatsoever. You must promise me you won’t. Seafaring is not for you, my son. You must resign yourself. After all, you will be able to make your fortune on land too.” His father immediately took him back to shore and banned him from ever coming back to see so he could be safe. Therefore, his curiosity peaked because he could only ever wonder what would happen if he confronted the colomber.

c. He devoted his entire life to obsessing over the thought of the colomber. Even when he was ashore and far away, he couldn’t get the thought of it out of his mind. So, this helped Stefano develop because by the end he finally was able to decide to face his curiously and face the colomber.

d. Thanks to his curiosity, he faced his fears and decided to come face to face with the colomber.

e. The lesson learned from The Colomber is how your imagination can take flight and control one’s life. After his father sent him away, he became mad over the thought of the unknown. Stefano’s imagination took him places that only he could develop and longed to visit home and see the colomber waiting for him.

1. Perla Del Mare- And he recognized it as the famous Perla Del Mare, which brought luck, power, love, and piece of mind to whoever possessed it.
2. Phosphorescent- And the shark stuck out its tongue, offering the old captain a small phosphorescent sphere.
3. Colomber- That is the Colomber
4. Harpoon- And gathering his remaining strength, he raised the harpoon to strike.
5. Captain- "Oh I wished I had never listened to you," the captain exclaimed
6. Seafaring- Seafaring is not for you, my son.
7. Sea Monster- Stefano no longer thought about the sea monster.
8. Second Officer- Having gotten the assurance, Stefano reveled to the second officer the story of The Colomber has continued to pursue him uselessly for nearly 50 years.
9. Companions- He asked his companions from time to time, pointing at the wake.
10. Obsession- So the idea of that hostile creature waiting for him day and night became a secret obsession for Stefano.
b) Stefano spotting The Colomber when he first sailed with his dad on the boat.
c)When Stefano came face to face with The Colomber, and The Colomber told him that he is not going to kill him." Here I am with you finally," Stefano said, " Now its just the two of us." And gathering his remaining strength, he raised the harpoon to strike.
d1)What the author is trying to get across, what you learn overall. The moral of the story.
d2) Stefano just wanted to know what would happen if he came face to face with The Colomber. We know this because he kept coming back to the ocean to watch The Colomber every day.
d3)Stefano wasted his whole life obsessing over the "monster." When the day came to face his "fears" he was too old and weak.
d4)He wasted his life thinking and obsessing over The Colomber. When he went to face it he was too late, because he was old, and dying.
d5) The theme is that in the end everyone has to face their destiny. No one can elude from it. For example when Stefano couldn’t escape from The Colomber no matter where he went, or how far away from sea he was.