Open Boat” crane personifies elements in the nature as a factor which brings out the true human nature and test’s a person’s ability to survive‚ and work together rather than nature being an overwhelming destructive force. One does not have to end up being stranded on the open sea like the four men did to test their ability to survive‚ it exists in a variety of real world situation‚ but one has to see it as such. Although those situations may not require the same experience as the four men did. The
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In the short stories the "Open Boat" written by Stephen Crane and "Cathedral" written by Raymond Carver‚ tell a tale about different groups of people who go through life changing experiences and come out in the end as a stronger community. Everywhere we look communities surround us all. From our families and friends to the people we go to school with. Communities make up the essence of our everyday life. The four main characters in the "Open Boat" are the captain‚ the cook‚ the correspondent‚ and
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Stephen Crane: The Open Boat In his short story‚ ’The Open Boat‚’ Stephen Crane displays to us a universe completely indifferent to the affairs of humankind; we live in an apathetic world‚ in which man has to fight and struggle to live. The characters illustrated in the story come face-to-face with this indifference and all are nearly overcome by nature’s lack of concern with humanity. The survivors are alive primarily through determination and cooperation. We as human are alive because our constant
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Stephen Cran’s the Open Boat displays the Archetypal theme of light and darkness. The story chronicles the journey of five men as they are stranded at sea in a small boat. The men experience both physical and mental anguish as they drift aimlessly in a vast body of water. The vast expanse of the ocean helps the reader relate to the characters and their effort to rectify their situation. Their efforts at time seem futile at times. The harsh reality of their situation is evident. In the beginning
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“The Open Boat” “The Open Boat” is a short story written by Steven Crane about four men stranded on a dinghy after their boat had sunk over night. The men were struggling to stay alive because it seemed as if they had no hope for survival. The four stranded shipmen were a correspondent‚ an oiler‚ a cook‚ and a captain. The theme of the story is that man has no control over his destinies and that nature controls everything. Naturalist themes prevail in Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” as it demonstrates
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How the crocodile got its long tail A long long time ago‚ there was a lazy crocodile. Its tail was as short as a hotdog sausage. It only eats‚ drinks and sleeps all day long under the tree that near the water. One day‚ a man was walking down a hill‚ he saw a crocodile eating an apple. He asked “Can I have some of your apple please?” The crocodile didn’t say anything‚ instead the crocodile threw the apple away and said “Yum!” And it gobbled up the man in two bites. After a while‚ it
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In this essay Rueben Brands “Bloody Boat People”‚ published 2012 by Courier Mail. The drawings reveal that Aboriginals were infuriated by the boat people because the boat people took their land and disrespect their life‚ take their jobs‚ disrespect their laws‚ form criminal gangs and deal drugs to their kids‚ the boat people not even tried to learn their language. The realistic drawing of the two Aboriginal men with angry expression on their face towards the boat arriving near to their land and also
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Open Boat” by Stephen Crane is an excellent example of literary naturalism. Naturalism‚ according to Dr. doCarmo‚ is an extension of realism in which‚ “human beings are at the mercy of uncontrollable larger forces that originate both within them and outside them.” In other words‚ nature is cruel and apathetic‚ the universe seems chaotic‚ a protagonist looks to outside forces and signs to explain their problems‚ and man is a small and seemingly helpless character in the universe. “The Open Boat” does
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Crane’s "The Open Boat‚" is based upon Crane’s own experience of being in a dinghy after the ship he was on sank. This story was largely about hope‚ working together‚ and not giving up despite the hardships you face. One of the expressed ideas in this story is the feeling of community and working together for a common good‚ survival! He communicates the importance of each individual’s role within the group. Crane uses a frightening situation indicating that the lives of these individual men are in the hands
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Dinghy vs. Nature In his short story‚ "The Open Boat‚" Stephen Crane shows how an inanimate object can be very unconcerned with whether you live or die. In this case‚ it is an ocean‚ which man has to struggle to survive. The characters in the story come face to face with this natural disaster and nearly overcome by Nature’s lack of concern. They survive only through persistence and cooperation. Crane shows the reader how not to give up when something so uncontrollable is present. Crane shows how
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