Guannan Wang 9/19/12 The Open Boat by Stephen Crane Stephen Crane’s Open Boat is based on his own experience when he was shipwrecked off the coast of Florida. The story is famous for its philosophical theme of existentialism‚ powerfully evoked in the line” If I am going to drowned (repeated thrice)‚ why in the name of the seven mad gods‚ who rule the sea‚ was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?” (Crane). This opens up an existential view of man’s place in the universe.
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Naturalism Presented in The Open Boat Naturalistic writers tend to write in a somewhat scientific method because their characters are placed in a situation where the forces of nature or the environment are imposed upon them. The characters are then observed to see how they handle the challenge. Stephen Crane’s "The Open Boat" follows this pattern of writing. The reader is allowed to observe as the four characters fight against the natural elements to survive. The different forces of nature
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The Open Boat by Stephen Crane is a story describing four men that are trapped together in a small boat or dingy. The men aboard the boat are a captain‚ a correspondent‚ an oiler‚ and a cook. The men were aboard a larger boat that crashed off the coast of Florida and are now searching for the safety of a light house they remember. After making a homemade sail and some brisk paddling they finally get near the coast. They spot some people and begin to signal for help but the people only respond
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natural law controls the world. Throughout “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane naturalism is a prevalent theme demonstrated throughout the text‚ and overall the whole plot revolves around naturalism. The story opens with four men‚ a captain‚ an oiler‚ a correspondent‚ and a cook who find themselves stuck in a lifeboat due to the fact that their ship had sunk. The only character’s name the reader is told is the oiler’s‚ whose name is Billie. The four men make their way to a lighthouse where they are sure
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Open Boat Analysis on naturalism In this story‚ four men‚ known simply as the captain‚ the oiler‚ the correspondent‚ and the cook‚ become stranded in the sea in a small boat. Together they are forced to bare the torments of one of Mother Nature’s toughest challenges‚ the open sea. In this process these four men learn much about nature and just how little they are on Earth. One of the characters‚ the correspondent‚ comes to the realization that nature is indifferent despite the struggles of the individuals
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In the story "The Open Boat" the author‚ Stephen Crane‚ uses a lot of figurative language. Figurative language is used in this short story to give a valid picture of what the men are going through by comparing something that the reader probably hasn’t seen. Examples of how figurative language works in this story are showing the comparison to how small the boat really is and how big the waves are. They are so big compared to the boat that they can’t see anything but those waves. Other examples of
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The story begins with the crash of the boat ¨Lady Vain¨ with a derelict. In this boat was Mr. Edward Prendick‚ the only man who was found. Edward Prendick starts telling the story of the original 8 men that where in a longboat. Then he says that only 3 men where the ones who survived‚ Helmar and the sailor. He then explains how these two men fell overboard because they were fighting‚ he says they sank like stones‚ and all Edward did was laugh. Now Edward is in a cabin he didn´t knew that he was there
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Carrabelle Boat Company Carrabelle Boat Company serves boaters with a small‚ lightweight fiberglass sailboat capable of being carried on a car roof. Though the firm could hardly be considered as one of the nation’s industrial giants‚ its burgeoning business had required it to institute a formal system of cost control. Jan Larson‚ Carrabelle Boat’s president‚ explained: Our seasonal demand‚ as opposed to a need for regular level production‚ means that we must keep a good line of credit at the bank
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Through the documentary‚ Leaky Boats‚ we are given an opportunity to look closely into a number of situations that occurred surrounding refugee boats coming from Indonesia‚ Iraq‚ and Afghanistan. The documentary takes a deeper look into the events that lead to John Howard’s election for Prime Minister of Australia in 2001‚ claiming the direct relation to the events that began with the Tampa and his win. Through this documentary‚ we see the typical 20th century focus on the economic responsibilities
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