Participatory is “raising the question about what is knowledge,” (Nichols.115) One clear instance of participatory mode for example is when director Herzog is interviewing Jewel Palovak. We get a shot of him listening to the tape of Treadwell’s death, he tells Jewel to turn off the tape as he could not bear (no pun intended) to listen to the rest of the tape. The audience is exploring with Herzog that at this point Timothy's death becomes a real undramatized event not to be exploited by the film, it makes the decision known, the audience are therefore must respect the decision when they realize his death deserves some privacy. Herzog interviews with Treadwell’s family and friends sheds light on a side of Timothy that would otherwise be undiscovered, the interviews further humanizes him. Herzog also interviewed experts such as the pilot that that brought Treadwell to the forest and the cornorner that examined his body. These interviews offer small but essential pieces to the story of tread well and helps round and fill the documentary’s