Green Means Hope And Men Will Never Reach Land By Stephen Crane

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I chose to write my fourth prose journal over this story because of the intensity and suspense the author brings to the reader. My first impression over this piece is that it’s dark and has more meaning than what it portrays. I think crane shows a naturalistic style of writing through this piece. Crane has described through this story that the characters’ lives were predetermined and nature was going to take its course. Some techniques he uses are imagery and tone. He uses these techniques to show that there is nothing you can do to stop your fate and how uncaring nature really is. When Crane describes the sea as green and gray, I believe he is doing this to show that green means hope and the men will never reach land. Throughout the story