Essay Comparing The Seventh Man And The Open Boat
The 7Th Boat
Comparison/Contrast Paper
Written by Ashley Sonntag
Sonntag 1
Ashley Sonntag
COMP II
11:00-11:50
10/1/14
The 7th Boat Every year, an unreported amount of people die at sea or from ocean-related causes. Drowning, salt contamination and other ailments cause an assortment of problems for sea-loving people, as well as hurricanes, typhoons, and disasters like erosion. Some even believe what once belonged to the sea always belongs to the sea and she will take what is rightfully hers. In both “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami and “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane, the parallels of a harsh and unforgiving ocean are clearly presented by the tone and the setting of either piece. However, the impact of the ocean …show more content…
Murakami focuses on the after effects of K 's death to the Seventh Man, while "The Open Boat" is almost entirely focused on the immediate action that occurs while the men fight for their lives on the sea. The Seventh Man has serious trouble with every-day life after the ordeal and ends up moving away from the sea and never goes back to his hometown until many, many years afterward. The ending of "The Open Boat" almost seems anticlimactic in compared to the other story, since it cuts off with many questions therein unanswered. What happens to the remaining men? Are they too wracked with survivor 's guilt in the oiler 's death? At least Murakami begins and closes the story with the protagonist being there and in an older state, helping the reader understand the long-term effects of something that devastating happening to the Seventh Man at a young …show more content…
The wave is the entire reason that he is the way that he is when telling the story, because it has impacted his life so greatly. He shows that even though he was frozen by the fear and had no way of escaping it he did learn, eventually, how to live with this immovable fear. In "The Open Boat" the men almost seem like this is a frivolous matter- they even go so far as to get mad at the people that they believe are coming to save them. They just sat back and relaxed in the boat, smoking cigars like arrogant aristocrats instead of making a last ditch effort and trying their absolute hardest to swim and make it to shore. Doing nothing is doing something in this situation, as it cost a member of the crew his life. I 'm sure if they 'd tried earlier in the morning they would have been able to save the exhausted oiler from his untimely and unnecessary death. Time is certainly of essence, especially when each passing second drained the tiniest bit of the oiler’s energy and ultimately led to his downfall. I think that, over all, Murakami brings his piece to an end very fluidly, and brings closure to the readers about the main character finally getting some sleep. He makes sure to offer a proper explanation to the events proceeding his life-changing event, while "The Open Boat" is a very
Comparison/Contrast Paper
Written by Ashley Sonntag
Sonntag 1
Ashley Sonntag
COMP II
11:00-11:50
10/1/14
The 7th Boat Every year, an unreported amount of people die at sea or from ocean-related causes. Drowning, salt contamination and other ailments cause an assortment of problems for sea-loving people, as well as hurricanes, typhoons, and disasters like erosion. Some even believe what once belonged to the sea always belongs to the sea and she will take what is rightfully hers. In both “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami and “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane, the parallels of a harsh and unforgiving ocean are clearly presented by the tone and the setting of either piece. However, the impact of the ocean …show more content…
Murakami focuses on the after effects of K 's death to the Seventh Man, while "The Open Boat" is almost entirely focused on the immediate action that occurs while the men fight for their lives on the sea. The Seventh Man has serious trouble with every-day life after the ordeal and ends up moving away from the sea and never goes back to his hometown until many, many years afterward. The ending of "The Open Boat" almost seems anticlimactic in compared to the other story, since it cuts off with many questions therein unanswered. What happens to the remaining men? Are they too wracked with survivor 's guilt in the oiler 's death? At least Murakami begins and closes the story with the protagonist being there and in an older state, helping the reader understand the long-term effects of something that devastating happening to the Seventh Man at a young …show more content…
The wave is the entire reason that he is the way that he is when telling the story, because it has impacted his life so greatly. He shows that even though he was frozen by the fear and had no way of escaping it he did learn, eventually, how to live with this immovable fear. In "The Open Boat" the men almost seem like this is a frivolous matter- they even go so far as to get mad at the people that they believe are coming to save them. They just sat back and relaxed in the boat, smoking cigars like arrogant aristocrats instead of making a last ditch effort and trying their absolute hardest to swim and make it to shore. Doing nothing is doing something in this situation, as it cost a member of the crew his life. I 'm sure if they 'd tried earlier in the morning they would have been able to save the exhausted oiler from his untimely and unnecessary death. Time is certainly of essence, especially when each passing second drained the tiniest bit of the oiler’s energy and ultimately led to his downfall. I think that, over all, Murakami brings his piece to an end very fluidly, and brings closure to the readers about the main character finally getting some sleep. He makes sure to offer a proper explanation to the events proceeding his life-changing event, while "The Open Boat" is a very