Humans tend to rationalize the meaning of life as having prolific and grand scheme‚ in concern to the workings of the universe. The “Open Boat”‚ a short story‚ written by Stephen Crane recounts a riveting tale of four men stranded at sea‚ who come to the realization that they are at the mercy of nature. The four men experience numerous internal and external conflicts with natural world. The use of naturalism throughout the short story not only creates a captivating plot‚ but also supports the theme
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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Tahari Gordon October 3‚ 2014 Fundamentals of Musical Theatre Show Boat Response Paper The timeless Kern and Hammerstein classic Show Boat is a musical far beyond its time. Rich with beautiful music and characters but also a plot that surpassed anything of the time period. This show was a preface for Hammerstein’s intricate styling of compiling a show’s plot and lyric. His trend‚ portrayed in Show Boat and many of his other productions‚ pairs a lighthearted sound and classic love stories with
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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” is told in such a unique way that some may say it does not even possess a traditional plot. Reason being the the author Stephen crane experienced the story first hand. The story of the shipwrecked crew of the Commodore is in no way fiction by any means. The blunt situation is summarized as “Each of the men in the dinghy are faced with the likelihood of his own death. While they row and wait to be rescued‚ the realization sets in that they are largely helpless in the face of nature’s
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and American Freedom Rides This essay briefly discusses the similarities and differences of the ‘Australian and American Freedom Rides’ history. Throughout the essay‚ there is a discussion on what the reasons were for the protest of the Freedom Rides. It also points out the duration of the protest and the major locations where they were held. The essay also shows the different reactions to the protest and the influential behaviour it results in. The American Freedom Rides were motivated by the
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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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Stephen Crane’s Writing “The Open Boat” and “War is Kind” has an amazing realist writing in these stories. Stephen Crane is one of the most influential realist writers in America. As Tony Moore biography his life‚ “ Crane was born on November 1‚ 1871‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey. As where he left college in 1891 to work as a reporter and writer. Which brings Crane to the Commodore and where the “Open boat” was created”. “The Open Boat” is based on an incident that occurred when he was a reporter where
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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 U-Boat (Undersea boat) was used from the start of naval combat in World War I. They were responsible for many allied merchant and warship losses throughout the war. At the start of the war the Germans had 29 U-boats in service. The Germans primarily targeted allied warships and merchant ships‚ until the allies found ways to protect themselves from the u-boats using different methods. These were Q ships‚ decoy ships that were actually merchant ships armed with heavy guns‚ so when the Germans
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