...Have you ever read a story about a futuristic time where everyone's desperate to get out of the ship yards. Well that's what paolo bacigalupi’s ship breaker is about. This guy named nailer is a ship worker and he hates it. Him and his friend pima were walking on the beach when they find a wrecked ship. Inside this yacht was a lot of dead crew and riches. But one person lived and her name was nita. She says she wants to be taken home but she can't just simply go home. She is the daughter of a big business and she would be taken for a reward. The three literary elements that this story focuses on is characterization, point of view, and setting. These all are used often throughout the story. Characterization is used throughout each character....
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...A boy from Wichita, Kansas who was once not much of an outdoorsman has now become very connected to the ocean. Four-time Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of the hit show Survivor and New York Times best-selling author Jeff Probst knew at an early age that storytelling was something he wanted to. “I was interested in storytelling from the time I was in junior high school,” Probst says “I took a creative speaking class and was drawn to the power of words to take people on a journey.” He has chased that passion for over 40 years. Probst’s journey to the world of television took off in Seattle, where he began starring in commercials and hosting television shows, ultimately leading him to New York and working for the FX network. “I was always drawn to the immediacy of live television where anything could and often did happen,” said Probst. Around the world Through his travels, Probst has been impacted by a variety of cultures and individuals that have helped shape him into the man he is today. “I think I’ve grown quite a bit as result of visiting so many different kinds of people,” Probst said. Probst has spent more than a decade traveling the globe and adapting to and working in harsh living conditions in remote areas. The extreme weather conditions have proven to be quite a challenge for him, whether it is battling high heat temperatures or torrential rain, Probst manages to make best of the situation. “But those extreme conditions are part of the experience...
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...Diehm gives clear and understandable explanations about what it is like to be in the race. I learned many new things about Dragon Boat Racing that I never thought I would learn. In paragraph eleven through fourteen, she explains how it felt throughout the race. She uses specific details such as “ninety strokes per second” and “one collective heart beat”. These details help the reader picture the race in their mind. One quote that I feel really gives a good view of the aftermath of the race is, “With now-shaking arms and pounding hears we slowly make our way back, where we unload and trade places with the next team waiting to go out,” (paragraph 13). It helps the reader understand how she was feeling after the race. Throughout most of profile, she gives extremely vivid detailing about the race. However, in paragraph three, I feel as if she could have added details about the...
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...U-boat 977 opens with Schaeffer recalling his voyages in the German navy after spotting a news article about his boat. Schaeffer goes on to talk about his encounter arriving at Argentina with the crew that stuck by him on the journey. The first chapter ends with the question of how they believed Hitler was aboard his own submarine. Schaeffer takes us then on a brief recollection of his upbringing in Berlin. We learn of his admiration for sailing, and how at such a young age he earned the right to sail any boat on the inland waters of Germany. After persuading his father, Schaeffer begins the naval cadetship exams. War broke out soon after he finished, and young Schaeffer would begin his extensive training in the German navy. We’re taken alongside Schaeffer as he...
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...The Open Boat and Desiree’s Baby The main theme of Stephen Crane short story, The Open Boat is survival. There are several different sub themes throughout the short story. I was intrigued by this story because this astonishing tale is true. This author was indeed fighting for his life at sea. One of the thematic concerns is that the sea does not care if the men live or die. A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover that there is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective in the way of swamping boats. (Ch.1) If I am going to be drowned -- if I am going to be drowned -- if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven...
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...of goals not yet accomplished, thoughts of love lost, and thoughts of an early, unjust death. In his short story, “The Open Boat”, Stephen Crane places all four of his characters in the face of grave danger, where they consider the chance of their own untimely death. Death is a theme in this story because Crane uses dark atmospheric undertones, dark language usage and imagery, and the situations that the characters face forces them to consider their own demise. Before they challenge their demise, the characters, crunched uncomfortably in a dinghy thrown around on the violent and threatening sea, are known as an injured Captain, a cook, an oiler, and a correspondent. It is unknown to the reader how the Captain was injured, and because of his injury he cannot help his crew but by orders from his mouth. “There was something strange in his voice. Although steady, it was deep with mourning and of a quality beyond oration or tears” (344). This displays the Captain’s inability to help. He feels helpless with his injury and feels sorry, possibly guilty and maybe feels like there is no hope left for his crew. Crane uses many dark undertones, imagery and word usage in this short story to depict a theme of death. The “wrath of the sea” is described as having black (often associated with death) waves, with water that is cold, sad and tragic. (345/358) Rowing the boat is thought to be “diabolical punishment” and a “crime against the back” because of the strain on the back, and rowing...
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...nature. Your struggle may be as little as trying to change a tire in the middle of a rain storm or as severe as expressed in Stephen Crane’s story The Open Boat. From the beginning of time man has pondered the question as to “Why was I placed here on Earth?” We tend to see ourselves as being important, that we have to leave our mark in order for life to have some sort of meaning. 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, “When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him…” (para, 174). The captain, who is seen as a symbol of strength to the other men on the boat, has doubt as to whether they can make it to shore safely, “Then the captain, in the bow, chuckled in a way that expressed humor, contempt, tragedy, all in one. “Do you think we’ve got much of a show now, boys?” (para, 25). The men in the boat are still upset with what fate has dealt them and seem to have the same opinion that they are still in control of their outcome, “If I am going to be...
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...In Stephen Crane, “The Open Boat” there is four main characters an Oilier, Captain, Correspondent, and a Cook who formed a brotherhood in a time of crisis. Throughout the story the man encounters some good and bad experience but through it all they were able to maintain a strong brotherhood. The bond that the character had created allowed them to be rescued. The story reveals a tremendous amount of brotherhood throughout the story, but in order to appreciate the crew's challenge to achieve brotherhood one must first realize the diversity of people on the boat. The crew’s willingness to follow the captain orders display how brotherhood is first display in the story. They accomplished brotherhood by placing their trust in the captain to get them back to shore. Likewise, we see them display more brotherhood when they come together to make a sail. Due to the strong wind the crew devised a plan to use the captains’ jacket and one oar to create a sail. The captain place is confidant in their ideas to make a sail out of his jacket that allow them sail. The correspondent and Oilier shows brotherhood by working together after the build the sail and only had one oar. Near the end of the story the captain exhibits so true brotherhood. The captain, though injured, remains clear-headed and makes the decisions, which the others unquestioningly obey. However, the captain and the other crew members were struggling to swim to shore, but the captain unselfishly told the local man to help the...
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...Surratt The Open boat is a short story written and published in 1897. It was written by Stephen Crane detailing his thirty hour experience stranded in the ocean after the S.S. Commodore sank. Stephen, at the time, was a newspaper correspondent and was on his way to Cuba for a job. Crane, along with three others, survived the ship wreck. Once they knew the S.S. Commodore was sinking, they were rescued and boarded a small boat. Shortly after their rescue, Stephen created a short story in which he narrated his personal account. The story is soon published by Scribner’s Magazine. He received praise in America and England for his literary naturalism provided in the story. Throughout Crane’s career as an author, and in the present day, The Open Boat is, in most critics’ opinion, Stephen’s best work as an author. The major theme in this short story is “Man vs Nature”. Crane gives an in-depth, detailed account of what he and three other men experienced against the raging sea. One example of the conflict is, from the start of the story, Crane gives a description of how much visibility there is to navigate the boat. He writes, “These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea” (Crane, 1897). This gives readers an image that for miles nothing other than waves of water could be seen, making it almost impossible to direct the boat in those conditions. Though navigation of the boat had seemed all but...
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...In Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat”, Crane demonstrates his idea that man cannot even attempt to best nature by the isolation and trials of the men in nature, the hardships that even the best of men face, and the lack of understanding of nature while isolated in the sea. Stephen Crane starts off the story by leaving the men in isolation from the world, a test, which they fail, if they could best nature without help except for their abilities as humans not connected to nature. The men, from the beginning of the journey feel despair. Even though they rowed for so long all the men discovered “that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover that there is another behind it” (Crane 604). The men knew from the beginning of the journey towards safety, that the waves in the sea, an example of nature, would best the men from its endurance. The men depended on the wind that nature provided them because they rode in a dingy that “man ought to have a bath-tub larger than the boat which” (603) they rode in. Second, the men cannot reach the shore by any means. Even though the “light-house had been growing slowly larger” (607), the men never reach the light-house. The lack of ability to reach the light-house shows that the men are not in touch with nature, in this case the sea, leading to their inability to reach the island. Lastly, the man cannot converse with the other men on shore, showing nature’s ability to disrupt man’s methods for communication. The men seemed dazzled and confused...
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...On a yacht bound for Rio de Janeiro, the story starts off with a man named Whitney & his friend Rainsford. They are big-game hunters who are headed towards their destination, the Amazon River basin. It's around night time when the yacht sails past a mysterious island. Whitney decides to call it a night & Rainsford opts to smoke his pipe on the afterdeck. Suddenly, he hears gunshots & leans closer to the railings. Rainsford drops his pipe, loses his balance & falls in the water. The yacht quickly disappears in the night & leaves Rainsford in the cold, desolate water. Rainsford decides to swim towards the gunshots after debating where he should go. He hears the screeching sound of an animal & feels intimidated, but continues to go in that direction. He reaches the shore & immediately falls into a deep sleep. He wakes up the next morning on goes on a search for food. He finds footprints & follows them up to a chateau, which seems like a mirage. Rainsford knocks on the iron gate & a colossal man appears, & refuses to help him until another man by the name of General Zaroff invites Rainsford in. Zaroff treats Rainsford like any normal person would treat a guest & they strike a conversation about hunting at the dinner table. Zaroff states that he hunts the most dangerous of game & shows Rainsford the impressive heads of animals he has mounted. Zaroff starts to hint at the new game he started hunting & Rainsford slowly starts to realize in horror that he’s talking about humans. The next...
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...Thomas Dobson Professor Perez Literature 221 25 August 2013 Naturalism When must people think of naturalism they think of nature, and people who love the nature. That is not what naturalism is when it comes to literature. Naturalism is where the character in a story are caught in the forces of nature, and they have no control of their situation. Both Stephen Crane and Jack London did a great job with their short stories when portraying the writing style of naturalism. “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane four men are on a boat when bad weather approaches them. They have to work together in order to survive this. In “To Build a Fire” by Jack London a man is at war with everything that the nature is putting in his path. He has no control at what is being thrown at him. The short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is about a man trying to escape death. The man is in Alaska, and decides to go on a walk with his dog. He is new to the area, and does not understand how bad the conditions really are. The man is supposed to meet up with a few friends at six o’clock. It starts getting colder, and the conditions are starting to worsen. The man falls down, and the snow gets him wet all the way up to his knees. So, he starts a fire to dry himself off, but the ice falls from a tree and kills the fire. He is not able to build another fire. By this point he is beginning to become frostbitten. He has a plan to kill his dog, and stuff his hands inside the dog to rebuild his circulation...
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...and temperament/personality (Framework, 2014, p. S22). One example of these impairments is described during Jimmie’s initial evaluation. Following their conversation, Dr. Sacks makes the mistake of showing Jimmie his reflection. This act caused Jimmie to become very distressed and panicked because he does not recognize himself (Sacks, 1985, p. 25). The performance skills addressed in the text were his inability to utilize process skills during long tasks and his inability to utilize social interaction skills due to his decreased memory (Framework, 2014, p. S26). Affective Responses I will now address the affective responses from the view point of Dr. Sacks, Jimmie, and myself. Dr. Sacks was the narrator for the entire story. The story opens with his initial evaluation of Jimmie. During this time Dr. Sacks seems very confused and perplexed by Jimmie’s condition. In addition, he also displays remorse after showing Jimmie his reflection in the mirror (Sacks, 1985, p. 25). Throughout the remainder of the text Dr. Sacks seems distraught and frustrated because he does not know how to help Jimmie. Toward the end of the text, however, it seems like he comes to terms with Jimmie’s condition and begins to appreciate his condition (Sacks, 1985, p. 39). Jimmie does not have much input during the story; however, he is described as being cheerful, friendly, and warm in the beginning by Dr. Sacks (Sacks, 1985, p. 25). Dr. Sacks states that during their sessions, Jimmie often becomes...
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...It was a stormy night and the waters rocked violently. As the thunder booms Captain Columbus yells at his crew from the head of the ship. Chaos is among the crew as they see an upcoming wave that could capsize the ship. The wave crashes into the hull of the ship and many men go flying out. The boat capsizes and As the sun rises over the horizon, Christopher wakes up to find himself on a piece of the ship with Jeff, his first mate. Jeff tells him that he's been out for two days, with no end in sight. As those words leaked out of his mouth, the captain Columbus pointed behind him to an island in the distance. Five minutes later they hit shore and clumsily pull themselves onto shore to find a half naked child staring at them through the bushes at the edge of the jungle. The captain shouted out to the child for help, when he began to retreat into the jungle,they both got up and proceeded to pursue the child....
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...The Boat is true stories about “the boat people” who have fled from communist power during the Vietnam War. These people were men, women, babies and children on ships migrating in horrific conditions that consist of a cramp spaces of people on a ship, limited food supply, and illness where people where casted off into the sea for burial while heading to Australia. The visual story the boat is based on the story written by Nam Lee and adopted Matt Huynh. Mai is a young girl who her parents send away to her uncle to flee away from the Vietnam War for a better life. Mai makes friends with a boy and her mother on the ship. On the boat she experience horrible conditions and unpleasant memories of people dying while on her journey. The makers...
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