There's a lot going on with the captain—we can't forget, on top of being stuck in a lifeboat, he just lost his entire ship to the sea. Since the story is told from the correspondent's perspective, we only get a glimpse at the sheer magnitude of how he has been affected by the sinking of the ship. The narrator describes his voice as being "deep with mourning, and of a quality beyond oration or tears" (1.6). Yep, you heard that right: he's in mourning for his ship. For most of these guys—psychologically, at least—their ordeal starts when they get into the lifeboat, but we have to remember, for the captain, the ship was his responsibility. And now it's sunk. Talk about a heavy load to bear. Nevertheless, the captain is a strong guy, and he quietly mourns while continuing to direct his crew. After all, these guys are still his charge. Now he's the captain of this lifeboat, and he'll be darned if he's going to let this one sink too. …show more content…
While we probably see the interaction from the correspondent's point of view—he's relieved to learn he wasn't completely alone that night—take a moment to think about what's going through the poor captian's mind that's keeping him from sleeping, even for a moment. He either forces himself to stay awake to keep a watchful eye over the other men, or is simply so distraught that he can't fall
Chapter 6 of part I of The Stranger concluded with Meursault’s conscious decision to shoot an Arab because of the physical discomfort the Arab’s knife caused him. The significance of the ending of part I is that it was the first demonstration of Meursault’s awareness of the possible consequences of the act that he committed. This awareness continues into the second part of the novel as he is arrested and trialed. The reason for Meursault’s trial is the murder of the Arab. His insensitivity towards Maman’s death and lack of a social conscientious are factors that contributed to support further investigations, but are not reasons to trial him because they have not ‘harmed’ society on a way that he could be arrested for. For example, if Meursault
I am reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and I am on page 47. So far this book is about many different families living in the time of The Great Depression. There are many different families but the main one talked about are the Finch’s. Scout Finch is the narrator in this book. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating.
Their kissing is interrupted by a phone ring, she grabs and reads caller ID. Its Doug, she thinks about not answering but instead excuses herself. Lexi is left wanting more but takes the opportunity to access what she should do when she returns. In the kitchen Natalie answers phone, she answers hello and Doug with his zippy tone says, “Hey babe, I get off at ten o’clock tonight, I thought I would come over.” Natalie shocked by this is slow to answer. She tells him it will be kind of late. She tries to convince him for tomorrow. He feels like something is wrong and asks. Natalie assures nothing is wrong. He pleads in his best childlike disappointed voice. Finally, Natalie caves and says ok. She realizes that she is going to have to
1. Pg.84. This page was one of my favorite pages from the book. I admired how the author started this chapter with this passage, and went on to another story before he finished this one. I liked the way Kamler used imagery to describe the danger Steve was in while his boat was sinking. Finally, the way he ended the passage left me in suspense and was what really made me want to read the book.
I was shocked when I was reading Brave New World. I was stunned to read about what was going on in the book. The things that surprised me was that they slept with lots of people and thought it was a normal part of society. Another thing that intrigued me was they way of making baby's. I also thought how they raised the baby's was awful.
...ed at the trouble they went to. The noise has quietened down now, and what seemed to be a gloomy sky has brightened up now the battle has ended. Captain Miller then says “great view”. It is a terrible view, as there are fallen soldiers scattered all over the beach and also floating in the water. The water is dyed a bloody colour, which shows how many lives had been lost to create that much blood. You feel happy for them at this point, because even though it was a tragedy they still managed to get through it all.
This is one of the best refillable leather journals I've seen in a long time. Imagine you're carrying a journal with you at all times. In it, you capture bits of your day, things you'd like to do tomorrow, snatches of songs that you love, and pieces and parts of a story ideas as it comes to you immediately.
This book has great balances of love interests, actions, and internal conflict with characters. It has an interesting story so far with new pieces coming up every few chapters that are very important. Like Al attacking Tris, Eric talking about Divergents and how the rebels must be eliminated. Tris and Four are developing feelings for each other, which I find weird because he is basically her teacher. They are only two years apart, so the relationship is not that awkward. In this journal I will be predicting, evaluating, and questioning.
They take the boat toward the shore until it capsizes, and then they all make a break for it in the icy water. The oiler, fatefully take lead of the group, not the natural leader whom is the captain, while the cook and correspondent swim more slowly and the captain holds onto the overturned lifeboat. With the help of a life preserver, the correspondent makes headway, until he is caught in a current that forces him to back to the lifeboat. Nature must show it’s control once again. Before reaching the lifeboat, a wave throws him to shallower water, where he is saved by a man who has appeared on shore and plunged into the sea to save the crew. Finally a savior among men. Once on land, the correspondent drifts in and out of consciousness, but as he regains his senses, he sees a large number of people on the shore with rescue gear. After all of the time in the lifeboat fighting nature, this is ironic. He learns that the captain and cook have been are alive but the oiler has died.
“We sailed on in shock, glad to get out alive but grieving for the comrades we’d lost”
A leader and a fatherly figure, the Captain serves as the men's compass and keeper of order. His firm navigational commands and calm demeanor make the men a “ready-to-obey ship's company” regardless of their lack of practical experience. Ironically, the Captain is also the most physically useless man on board. Injured from the sinking, the Captain is filled with a quiet despair over his own ability to survive. A hardened seaman, he believes in the idea that a captain should perish with his ship -- to live at sea and to die at sea. The Captain even clings to the dinghy upon being rescued as if he feels a sense of obligation to remain with his boat in the briny deep. Though distraught over the fate of his ship and crewman, the Captain takes solace in providing for the dinghy’s survivors. Occupied with the well-being of others, the Captain does not contemplate his purpose or circumstances in life; he uses his energy to protect his crew and vessel, finding a renewed sense of meaning in this lesser form of leadership. Even when a callous seagull attempts to nip his open wounds, the Captain gently waves the bird away, respecting its life. The Cook on the other hand, attempts to swat it with an
Have you heard about the Titanic sinking do you want to know who’s responsible. I think it’s important because people’s life were lost in the sinking.you should care because a lot of people were killed by the ship. Captain Smith is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic because he ignored the 7 iceberg warnings he also did not slow the boat down at all and He ignored his crew to.I think you should read more to find out how and why this happened.
The story’s theme is related to the reader by the use of color imagery, cynicism, human brotherhood, and the terrible beauty and savagery of nature. The symbols used to impart this theme to the reader and range from the obvious to the subtle. The obvious symbols include the time from the sinking to arrival on shore as a voyage of self-discovery, the four survivors in the dinghy as a microcosm of society, the shark as nature’s random destroyer of life, the sky personified as mysterious and unfathomable and the sea as mundane and easily comprehended by humans. The more subtle symbols include the cigars as representative of the crew and survivors, the oiler as the required sacrifice to nature’s indifference, and the dying legionnaire as an example of how to face death for the correspondent.
In the story "The Open Boat," by Stephen Crane, Crane uses many literary techniques to convey the stories overall theme. The story is centered on four men: a cook, a correspondent, Billie, an oiler who is the only character named in the story, and a captain. They are stranded in a lifeboat in stormy seas just off the coast of Florida, just after their ship has sunk. Although they can eventually see the shore, the waves are so big that it is too dangerous to try to take the boat in to land. Instead, the men are forced to take the boat further out to sea, where the waves are not quite as big and dangerous. They spend the night in the lifeboat and take turns rowing and then resting. In the morning, the men are weak and exhausted. The captain decides that they must try to take the lifeboat as close to shore as possible and then be ready to swim when the surf inevitably turns the boat over and throws the men into the cold sea. As they get closer to land a big wave comes and all the men are thrown into the sea. The lifeboat turns over and the four men must swim into shore. There are rescuers waiting on shore who help the men out of the water. Strangely, as the cook, captain and correspondent reach the shore safely and are helped out of the water, they discover that, somehow, the oiler has drowned after being smashed in the surf by a huge wave. (255-270) “The Open Boat’s” main theme deals with a character’s seemingly insignificant life struggle against nature’s indifference. Crane expresses this theme through a suspenseful tone, creative point of view, and a mix of irony.
Captain Roston ordered the engine to be stopped to search for survives. A flare from one of the lifeboats coughs the attention of the crew. They saved more then 700 survivors and pulled out 300 dead bodies by 8:30 am