Explorers, or boys messing about?

Tone
1. annoyance and dissaproving
  1. sarcasm
    1. irony
      1. (still informative)
Does the writer make the situation seem dangerous?
1. the situation is described
  1. 'helicopter plunged into the sea off Antarctica.'
  2. words that do convey the seriousness of the situation
    1. 'led to tradgedy'
    2. specific information is given
      1. 'ditched into the sea 100 miles off Antarctica, about 36 miles north of Smith Island.'
How does the writer make the men sound inexperienced?
1. irony
  1. 'Mr Smith, also known as Q.'
    1. this is ironic because 'Q' is the gadget man off James Bond. The complete lack of professionalism by Mr Smith is incredibly ironic.
2. adding technical information that make it clear the men are idiotic
  1. 'the four seater Robinson R44 has a single engine.''
3. saying how the action effected normal people
  1. 'had cost taxpayers of Britain and Chile tens of thousands of pounds.'
4. shows us the ignorance of the men and wife
  1. 'Ms Vestey described them as ''boys messing about with a helicopter.''
5. word choices
  1. 'scrambled' -into their liferaft
    1. 'plucked' -from the icy water
      1. 'experienced adventurers'
6. expert opinions
  1. 'experts questioned the wisdom'
examples of the irony used:
1. Mr Smith is referred to as 'Q'
  1. Mr Brookes has a Breitling watch, which is a professional piece of equipment, a contrast to the men's inexperience.
    1. 'Both men are extremely experienced adventurers.'
      1. Mr Brooke's called his wife on the emergency phone, and asked her to call the 'emergency people'
        'their last expedition ended in farce'

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