Ernest Shackleton Analysis

Ernest Shackleton set out on October twenty-sixth, 1914, prepared for an incredible journey. He was going to cross the antarctic, which was obviously going to be an amazing trip, which it was. It did not, however, go as expected. Their ship the Endurance was trapped in the ice, and crushed. For the next three years, they were trapped on the ice, alive only so long as they had the will to survive. Through this experience, Ernest Shackleton learned that to live he needed perseverance, positivity, and selflessness. He and all of his men survived the experience, and returned home. One of the things that helped these men to survive the trip was perseverance. Once they were forced of the ship, they had to find land. They strapped all of the