Commodore Essays

In the Open Boat by Stephen Crane, the correspondent’s seems to show a change through his nature of being a cynical man from the beginning of the story to the changed man he becomes toward the end. I believe this change was caused by the brotherhood that was formed between the four men along with the situation of them being lost at sea, which caused him to change and grow as a character. I will support this claim with both textual evidence from the story and my own character analysis of the character

In this essay, I would like to compare Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea with Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men because I believe they both dwell deeply on themes that concern us most as human beings. Isolation and loneliness is a constant theme in both novels, especially in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. It is a feeling we can all relate to at some point of our lives. Whether we are rich or poor, a scientist or an artist, we all experience the kind of feeling where we feel utterly alone in the world.

"The Open Boat" Through the Lens of Reader-Response Theory: An Analysis Collin B.B. Riley Ivy Tech Community College ENGL 215: Rhetoric and Argument Dr. Varner May 1, 2023 ABSTRACT This essay analyzes Stephen Crane's short story "The Open Boat" through the lens of Reader-Response Theory. The essay is divided into three parts: Part One outlines the key features and methodologies of Reader-Response Theory, including its history and important figures. Part Two conducts a Literature Review of "The

Adversities of the Open Boat In Chapter 3 of Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” after a direful shipwreck, the captain, an oiler, a cook, and a correspondent form a relationship with one another while facing adversity and death. These men share the arduous task of rowing their dinghy and sharing the limited supply of rations. In paragraph 9, the correspondent’s thoughts of rowing the dinghy were revealed. He described it as “a diabolical punishment.” Although it was their only way to reach land, the

Naturalism and realism are techniques used to depict the harshness of everyday life and situations.The Open Boat by Stephen Crane and Cast Away starring Tom Hanks, are examples of theses techniques. In each work of literature, men experienced being lost at sea. During their time at sea, the men were at the mercy of nature. The Open Boat had a gloomy theme, as it showed the struggle of survival against nature.. Four men were shipwrecked and stranded at sea on a small dingey. At sea for several

“Open boat” adequately showcases a story that has, multiple themes. However, the most prominent one is addressed with the use of point of view and is as follows: Limited perception in life can cause a person to never get the full truth behind a statement of gesture. It can also be disatorisos in a time of need. The short story begins with the four crew members stranded on the ocean, third person point of view limited. The narrator never gives a direct statement that tells how they ended up in

Stephen Crane is an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. He is known for one of his short story novels, “The open boat.” “The story was about crane surviving the shipwreck off the coast of Florida while traveling to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent.” (Melato 1) Cranes "Open Boat' has its own category, and some people feel as its more of a naturalistic story that allows the men to become at war with the sea. Crane uses symbolisms throughout his story of “The Open Boat,” to show

On January 2, 1987, Stephen Crane’s boat Commodore sank twelve miles off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida. After much chaos and confusion in abandoning ship, much of the people aboard perished in scattered life boats that capsized, but Crane was lucky enough to be on the solely surviving dinghy. Thirty long hours of paddling through stormy seas later, the boat barely arrived ashore. After this traumatic experience, Crane decided to transform this incident into a short story—one that explores both

The Four Mens’ Brotherhood Imagine being stuck in a difficult situation with a few other people, do you turn against them or become closer? The short story “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane discussed precisely the scenario above. The passage, “The Open Small Boat” portrays how the relationships of men can become even closer during a time of hardships through Crane’s description of how each of the four men contributed something to the team. Firstly, the author shows how hardships can create strong

Kevin Newton Professor Jesse Dorion English 1302.08 31 October 2017 The Naturalism and Realism of Stephen Crane “The Open Boat” In Stephen Crane” The Open Boat,” this story portrays four men on a boat in the ocean of the coast of Florida. Battling to survive the efforts of mother nature. Stephen Crane illustrates to the reader that mother nature is indiscriminate and unforgiving. Also, nature is lacking in apathy and hard-nosed. Stephen Crane illustrates to the reader that the will to survive is

The Open Boat,” is a short fictional story written by Stephen Crane based off true events that occurred the author himself. This story is written in a perspective of a story teller describing all the details to bring the reader into the actual life experience. Crane wrote in a naturalism tone with imagery, irony, symbolism themes as hope, survival, determination, and the with theme of man versus nature. The main theme being nature’s indifference to man and man’s insignificance in the universe. Crane

Jared Fodness Professor K. Magee English 210, Section U914 4 February 2016 Puffs of Hope In “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane, symbols and figurative language are seen as the oar, the shark, the cigars, and the boat. The oar is symbolized as the men’s salvation. While out in the dingy, the narrator discloses information about the oar. “It was a thin little oar, and it seemed often ready to snap” (Crane 246). The only way the four men survive their shipwreck is if the oar does not break. Without

Splash! The waves hit the side of the boat as the friends try to find a shore. Chapter three from The Open Boat by Stephen Crane represents a scene that shows how individuals who once thought highly of themselves can become comrades in a harsh situation. Throughout the excerpt, comradeship, and brotherhood is shown through the captain’s tone towards his fellow brothers, the teamwork in steering a boat, and the fatherhood in the captain’s advice. First, the care in the captain’s tone is clearly visible

The short story “The Open Boat” is a classic story of survival and comradery in the face of the unstoppable forces of nature. The setting of the struggle in the raging sea worked in unison with some of the dialogue of the characters to establish a theme. The most central theme to the story was that all human beings are ultimately the same in that we are all equally powerless against nature. The story starts out by presenting the setting as an endless number of towering waves all around. “The horizon

While some writers do not reflect their real lives into characters, some authors like Stephen Crane often put their lives into their works. Stephen Crane describes his life in his journals, tales, and other works. In “The Open Boat,” both the correspondent and the oiler represent features of the author’s life. First of all, the correspondent depicts Crane’s life. As a correspondent, Crane was on the way to Cuba, and the ship sank off the coast of Florida. It is exactly same setting in the story

"The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane talks about the sailors who are stuck at sea and trying to reach land. They feel that they have been experienced much to die at that moment, and so they keep rowing. By seeing land from a distance, the sailors retrieve their hope (Crane). Considering “To Build a Fire” by Jack London, it tells a story about the man who wants to come to the camp where the boys are. Accompanied by a dog walking behind him, he crosses freezing mountains and struggles to keep himself warm

Four Men Confronted By Nature: An analysis of Stephen cranes short story of” The Open Boat”. Four men are stranded in a dinghy off the coast of Florida in which they come face to face with the Nature’s indifference of men. The four men all have their own unique view, and personality when faced with this crisis. The story of “The Open Boat” is told through the eyes of The Correspondent accompanied by The Captain, The Cook, And the Oiler. As time passes and the men fight against natures raw power

The Open Boat by Stephen Crane is a short story with an opening that prepares the reader for the ending. The elements of a short story include how the author will present the opening paragraphs allowing the reader to make inferences about the end. Using elements of style and imagery, Crane effectively foreshadows the end of the story within the first few paragraphs. At the beginning of The Open Boat, the reader is introduced to a cast of characters who have been involved in a shipwreck and are

The feelings of a japanese leader is explored, when they saw Commodore Perry arrive with his advanced ships and guns. The thesis of this essay is me being in a japanese leaders shoes. I explain things like how i felt, first impressions and something that surprised me about the fleet. As a japanese leader in 1853 the way of feeling when Commodore Perry showed up with his ships and guns to negotiate trade with japan would be frantic not to disagree with perry because he has the upper hand. Feeling

up against a real car. These adults continued to drink, smoke and use their incredible vocabularies until the track dried up and was reopened to the public. As soon as they discovered it had been opened to the public, they jumped in their holden commodores(even though they were under the effect of alcohol) and went for some laps before it got dark. Whilst some of their friends were doing laps a teenager on a petrol motored push scooter came racing down the hill at 100+ km/h “what the fuck… Is that