turning points

a passage to africa

when Alagiah finally reveals the nature of 'the face [he] will never forget': the man who smiled at him. The moment 'it clicked' in line 54 allows Alagiah to understand the shame the man felt of his condition.

the explorers daughter

the penultimate paragraph, where Herbert feels torn between her 'heart' wanting the narwhal to survive the hunt, but she understands the need for the hunter to succeed too

explorers of boys

when Morris reveals the men's previous actions have led to them 'hit[ting] the headlines for the wrong reasons' before, so their actions seem more foolhardy and their experience even more questionable

127 hours

when the boulder falls and crushes his arm.

a game of polo

The crash at the end of the race, which then transitions to the violent chaos of the ending

H is for Hawk

When it is revealed that the first hawk - who Macdonald feels such an instant care for - is shown not to be hers and we see her immediate emotional response