in chapter one, what was Ransom mad about?
iit was getting dark and he had nowhere to stay
what was Ransoms occupation?
philologist, a person who studies languages
in chapter 1, why was the lady upset?
becayse her son Harry had not returned home yet
where was harry?
at the rise
how did ransom get into the rise?
the gate was locked but he crawled through
what was the property at the rise surrounded by?
outhouses
describe Devine
slender man, used to go to Wedenshaw with Ransom but Ransom disliked him very much
what did Devine say they should have used in the "experiment"? why didnt they?
a dog named Tartar, but he had died
Why were they trying to use Harry for the experiment? why wouldnt harry work for the experiment?
because he was mentally disabled and because he had someone looking for him, his mother
what reason did Weston and Devine give for trying to lock Harry up?
thhey said he was having one of his "fits" and he needed to calm down before he went home
what did harry call the outhouses and how did he feel about them?
he called them things and he did not like them because he "accidentally" got locked in there for hours one time
What did Devine offer Harry so that he would sit down?
a drink and promised that Ransom would bring him home
how did Devine describe Weston's experiments?
a march of progress
what does Weston believe about sacrificing one human
he believes it is ok to sacrifice one human for the benefit of a group
what happens to Ransom while at the rise?
Weston and Devine drug him
when he was drugged, ransom had a drream, what was this dream about?
he was climbing a wall and one side of the wall was light and the other was dark with one leg on each side of the walll, this could symbolize the fight between good and evil and that is where ransom is at in his life, one part of him in the dark and the other in the light. He felt like his leg was so heavy it would fall off but in reality, his leg was asleep and drapped over the arm of a chair when he woke up
after ransom wakes up the first time, what happens?
he tries to run away but Weston and Devine hit him over the head and knock him out
when ransom wakes up the second time, where does he think he is? what does he see?
he thinks he is in one of the outhouses. he thinks he sees the moon but it is acctually earth and compares it to a football/soccer ball.
what was the room like on the ship?
compares it to laying in a wheelbarrel and all the walls are made out of metal
what is different about Weston when he comes in after ransom wakes up on the ship?
he is naked
in chapterr 4, how far away from the earth are they?
85000 miles
what planet does weston tell ransom tell him that they are going to?
Malacandra
how did ransom know they had been there before?
when they get there, they see a house and they havve keys to the house
what is differnt about ransoms weight in space?
he weighs less because the gravity is less
describe the ship
a sphere, a hollow globe, a core that keeps the stores and cabins around the stores
what time of day is it on the ship?
it is always noon
on one side is endless night and the other is endless day
describe what earth looks like from the ship
total blackness representing evil, they are leaving the blackness and going into the light
how does ransom feel about the environment on the ship?
he gets a litttle bit more comfortable and perspective changes
ransoms view of space before and after
before- thought it was dark and empty
after- bright and beautiful
what does ransom volunteer to do on the ship?
be the cook
while still on the ship, what does rasnom do to controll his destiny?
he takes a knife, realizes only two things he can do, run away or kill himself
what does ransom over-hear on the ship that scares him?
that weston and devine are going to hand him over to the sorns as a sacrifice
describe the sorns
18 feet tall, silver, noses and mouth seemed to be drooping, "wizardlike", conicall head, long and lean
how does the temperature change when they land in malacandra?
it gets colder
what changes about their weight as they enter the atmosphere of malacandra?
they get heavier than in space because a little bit of atomosphere, they were like pregnant women and they start throwing up
what did malacandra look like when they landed?
looked like an endless pink/white
what was the pink/white vegetation that covered Malacandra?
it was a rubberlike vegetation, sorta like our grass
what was unusual about the water on malacandria?
it was always warm
describe the trees on malacandra
didnt have branches, tall and slim, seemed to be just suspended in the air
describe the hnokra
an animal between the combination of an alligator and a shark
how did ransom escape from weston and devine?
when they saw the 6 sorns at the river and the hnokra showed up, weston and devine fire thier revolvers and as they are firing the gun to scare off the creatures, ransom runs
what planets does ransom think he could possibly be on? what is it acutally?
moon or mars
mars
who is the poor man he sees wondering in the woods
himself
what happens when he tries to eat the tree
he cuts a piece off and the entire tree shook and vibrated like it was alive, tried to eat it but it was like chewing gum
what was odd about the mountains
looked like they were laying on thier sides
what was ransoms main problem in the forest?
survival
what is a hross?
a black creature, webbed feel, beaver like tail, resmbles a penguin and otter, whiskers, and can speak
who is Hyoi?
hross that he meets at the river after he ran away, learns his language, takes him to the village and takes care of ransom
what was weird about Hyoi's boat?
paddle's blade was huge
what does harandra mean?
higher ground
what happens when he gets to the hross village?
a welcoming comitee of cubs
why does Ransom wish to see Weston and Devine after he runs away?
because they are the only ooones who know how to get out of there
who is Meldil the Young?
the creator, our Jesus, lives with the "old one"
what are Pfifltriggi?
frog like creatures
what do the creatues on Malacandria call gold?
sun's blood
what were they going to go hunt?
hnakra
why were the Malacandrians not afraid of dying?
because they knew that when they would die, they would be with Meldil the Young
how does Hyoi die?
weston and devine shoot him
what happens as Hyoi is dying?
ransom tries to appologize and he knows he is forgivven because as he is dying, Hyoi says "hnakra-slayer" meaning he considers ransom one of them
why did Hyoi die?
said it was Ransoms consequence for not going to see Oyarsa
where was Augrary?
up in a cave on a road that was super steep and had no steps, had to climb up
what does Augrary call ransom?
small one
handramit
their form of the garden of eden
what was odd about the pictures drawn on the stones?
it had all of the planets but earth was scratched out
difference of the malacandrians use for gold and ours
they use it to make things, we use it for wealth
what happend to Thulcandra?
that planet became corrupt and the oyrsa of thulcandra was trying to make other planets corrupt so they had to send him back to Thulcandra and keep him there
the "bent one"
Satan
is there any communication between malacandra and thulcandra?
no
why did weston go to malacandra? why did devine?
weston went because he wanted to wipe out the planet so he could colonize it for humans
devine wanted gold
what did weston think of Oyarsa?
he thought it was a trick
who does weston think is "playing" Oyarsa?
old hross who was sleeping
what does Oyarsa do to weston?
he thinks there is something wrong with westons head- he arranged that they dip his head in water 7 times- and the 7th time something fell off his head it was probably his hat- then they dipped him 7 more times
oyrsa wasn't out to kill anyone he just wanted to cool him off
what happened to the bodies of the hross during the funeral?
they were "unbodied" and dissapeared. unbodied by a white crystal thing
what did devine tell weston when he returned from his "cleansing"
he tells him to stop saying stupid things because the creatures have the power "to split the atom"
what does Oyarsa call Weston?
thick one
what does Oyarsa call Devine?
thin one
who translates for Weston?
Ransom
how evil was weston and devine?
weston was "bent"
devine was "broken" (hopeless)
which is older malacandra or thulcandra
malacandra
what is Oyarsa's plan for the Malacandrians? and why?
he is going to unbody all of them to go live with Meldil. the planet is getting colder and the water is lessening
what was Oyarsa's plan for the 3 humans?
he was going to give them 90 days to get home and supply them with food and water and air. if they werent home in 90 days, the ship would be unbodied
main them in book?
fear?
why was westons head dunked 14 times?
he thought he was better than Oyarsa so that was his punishment
handramas
safe placce for the malacandrains that Oyarsa build
in what two ways did Oyarsa help protect Ransom on the ship?
took away all the guns and weapons except one which he gace to ransom
put eldil around the ship to watch over him and protect him till he got back to earths atmosphere
what does Oyarsa ask Ransom to do when back on earth?
keep watch over weston and devine
what gets in the way on the voyage home?
the moon
how did weston and devine show that they thought they were better than ransomm and only thought of themselves?
when they got to earth, they got out of the ship and left ransom in the ship sleeping
what reasons did ransom give for publishing this book as fiction?
it gave weston a bad name and didnt want to get sued. didnt think it would be taken seriously as nonfiction
what are interesting facts about the hross?
•103 temp
•160-180 years
•they age fast
•don't keep pets
•don't cry or blink
Dr. Elwin Ransom
A professor of philology at a college of the University of Cambridge, hence gifted with languages. He befriends first many hrossa, then some sorns, and at last Oyarsa.
Weston
A thick-set physicist, savage, arrogant and greedy, who considers himself ultra-civilized. He mocks "classics and history and such trash"[5] in favor of the hard sciences and imperialism and, boasting to Ransom about his achievements in interplanetary travel, declares, "You cannot be so small-minded as to think that the rights of an individual or of a million individuals are of the slightest importance in comparison with this."[6]
Devine
Later a politician, Weston's "power-hungry accomplice"[7] possesses "that kind of humour which consists in a perpetual parody of the sentimental or idealistic clichés of one's elders."[8] "He was quite ready to laugh at Weston's solemn scientific idealism. He didn't give a damn, he said, for the future of the species or the meeting of two worlds."[9] He instead is motivated solely by greed for wealth.
Hyoi
Ransom's first hross friend; they meet in Chapter 9, and Hyoi begins to teach him the Old Solar language and the practical philosophy of the hrossa. Hyoi is murdered by Weston.
Augray
A sorn who saves Ransom from near death on his freezing mountain-top, asks him many questions about Earth, and carries him to Meldilorn to meet Oyarsa.
Kanakaberaka
A pfifltrigg who carves Ransom's portrait onto a stone at Meldilorn
Oyarsa
undying, wise, and compassionate. He tells Ransom that he "sent for" Ransom to visit him from Thulcandra (thus establishing Ransom's special qualities in later books).
why was the wonam ransom met so visibly upset?
her son harry had still not returned home from the rise
what was it about the walking tour that ransom found so appealing?
just liked walking, desciding where he wanted to go and being alone
what does ransom believe about controlling his own destiny?
you should decide it, dont let anyone else
weston defends his actions by saying "small claims must give way to great" wht does he mean?
means that sometimes the little things turn into something great, meaning its ok that he kiddnapped ransom
westons philosophy of life
he believes that a group of people are more important than one person
ransoms philosophy of life
believes that every persons life is valuable
why does everything on malacandra appear abnorally elongated?
the gravity is less
ransoms fear gradually turns into fascination. what causes the change?
hyoi, finds that the hrossa arent there to harm him
Malacandrian attitude toward death?
they dont really care if they die because they know that they will be with God
why couldnt ransom see the eldil?
because his eyes were clouded by sin
what is science ficction?
a writing style that combines science and fiction
how does ransom react when the eldil tell him he must to to Oyarsa?
he was not sure of his courage, said he "needed to finish the hunt" Hyoi dies because he didnt go
what has living amoung the hrossa awakened in Ransom?
courage and spirit of adventure
Meldilorn
home of Oyarsa
