Meeting+1+In+The+Mountains+Of+Madness

__**Questions:**__ 1. Why are the group of men going to this remote area in the world and going into places that have never been explored before? They are looking for resources that they are studying at their university. 2. How is the expedition going to take place if they are so far away from civilization? They have 5 helicopters along with over 50 dogs for sleds and every couple hundred miles they cover, they set up a camp site that they are able to store materials. 3. Who is the main explorer that is leading almost the whole investigation and trip? Professor Lake is leading the whole trip and is taking all of the risks because of how committed he is to the trip and he understands the importance in achieving their data. 4. What significant problem does the group face towards the beginning of the trip that has many thinking is this whole trip worth it? The chopper that they are in breaks down because they traveled so long that the cold air affected the flying conditions. The bad part is that this is the summer and for them to stay into the winter, they would die. 5. What is the group planing on doing to solve this huge situation they have at hand where one of their men is stuck out in the middle of nowhere? Many men are thinking of different ways to go about fixing this because they need to leave two chopper at the camp just in case they need to evacuate, but they also have no idea how they are going to fix the helicopter. The worst part is that Lake wants to continue the mission not thinking about the dangers that are ahead.

Word doc: Describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not?

-Professor Lake, Frank Pabodie

Lake is a professor of biology at Miskatonic University. He is the first to discovers the Mountains of Madness and sees strange objects on surfaces based on his discovery of strange fossils. He is interesting because he is being faced with multiple incidences were he is facing death, but has the urge to continue on with the adventure to the mountains. The book does not describe the characters that much, only saying were they work and it is more to the reader to learn about their personality and try to picture what they might look like. I am drawn to him because he is constantly changing making me think of what he could possibly think of next. At this point, there are no characters that we can not stand, but we also do not know that much about them yet to make this assumption. Pabodie is a member of Miskatonic's engineering department. He invented the drill for the expedition and also other devices to the expedition's aircraft. He's really interesting with all the knowledge he's acquired from the university and how it helped him in the expedition.