1. TOP MAN by James Ramsey Ullman
_________ vs. ____ = ________ and continual _______

2. Author: James Ramsey Ullman (1907-71)
He drew from his own experiences.
He scaled Everest, the Matterhorn, Mt. Olympus and the Canadian Rockies.
Breakneck on the Hudson River— famous snake encounter inspired him

3. Plot—exploration team attempts
to climb the summit of Kalpurtha
Setting—Kalpurtha (K3)
highest peak in the Garhwal Himalayas
27,930 ft.
fictional 4th highest peak in the world

4. Main Characters’ Credentials
Osborn
Nace
Reserved
Excited
Inexperienced
Experienced
Younger & Muscular
Older & Agile
Make a chart

5. City: Clipart.com

6. Osborn Nace Excited Reserved Inexperienced Experienced
Younger & Muscular
Older & Agile
Enthusiastic
Cautious
Immature
Self-controlled

7. superior mountaineers
Osborn & Nace
superior mountaineers
SIMILARITY
Make a similarity list

8. Minor Characters:
Narrator – Frank
Sayre Randolph – team leader
Wittmer –lawyer
Johns – Alaskan pioneer
Dr. Schlapp – physician
Bixler – meteorologist/photographer
porters – natives

9. Character Types:
Protagonist— Martin Nace
Antagonist— Paul Osborn
*He is a catalyst used to reveal
Nace’s struggles.

10. Conflicts
man vs. man= Nace & Osborn
man vs. greater power= mountain
man vs. himself
Nace’s age
death of Furness
“TO MARTIN FROM JOHN”

11. Christian Character Qualities
Courage (Josh. 1:9, 18; Ps. 27:14)
Selflessness (I John 3:16-18)
Enthusiasm (Col. 3:23)
Wisdom (Prov. 1:5; 13:20)

12. Theme:
“It is during ordeals like this that the
surface trappings of a man are shed and
his secret mettle [courage] laid bare.”
*It is during hard times that you find out
what a man is really like.

13. Do you know these example words?
STEM LIST 2
Do you know these example words?

16. Master of Irony
Irony: a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected

17. Examples of Irony Town Name: Summit is flat.
Characters: Kidnappers are kidnapped.
Resolution: Kidnappers pay to return their victim.

18. Ironic Characterization
Protagonists: Sam & Bill (kidnappers)
Antagonist: Red Chief (kidnapped child)

19. Ironic Conflicts Man vs. Man: Kidnappers vs. kid Man vs. Himself:
Bill vs. his intense fear of the kid

20. Ironic Allusions
Example: David vs. Goliath *The little man wins!

21. Themes
Crime never pays. Easy wealth doesn’t come easily. *You reap what you sow.