Down at the Dinghy

Comparative Analysis paper Down at the dinghy, Free Radicals, and Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes had scarce similarities, however they shared a numerous amount of differences. The two short stories by J.D. Salinger: Down at the dinghy and Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes for example, were written so differently, that it was hard to tell that they were written by the same author. Alice Munro on the other hand, has a unique writing style, more of which will be touched up on. Jerome David Salinger

The small dinghy anchored in Stillwater Cove moved in synchronized rhythm with the undulating waves that knocked against the side. The water was turbulent tonight and matched the occupant’s mood as they whispered to themselves, “Damn, this constant up and down motion. I’m glad I’m not prone to seasickness or I’d be puking over the side about now.” Nervousness had begun to creep in. The sea air had the heaviness of salt water as they gulped in deep steadying breaths to calm their queasy stomach.

they are the only survivors left from this unfortunate event. The only survivors are The Captain, The Oiler (Billie), The Correspondent, and the Cook. They must always stay awake and they must be aware of the actions that they take on to prevent the dinghy from sinking it is their only chance of survival left besides themselves. One wrong move could send them straight into oceans cold waters. This shows an example of naturalism because it falls into man vs. nature, they can’t help it if a storm may

On November 29, 1981 at about 7:30 A.M., Natalie Woods’ body was found floating face down in the Pacific Ocean just 300 yards off of Catalina Island wearing only a flannel nightgown, blue wool socks, and a red down jacket. It was the weekend after Thanksgiving when Woods and Robert Wagner, another star whom she married before, divorced with a few years after their marriage, and then remarried after divorcing another man, went on a yacht off the coast of Catalina Island’s Blue Cavern. Christopher

Columbia Cove is a quiet and small anchorage which we shared with three other circumnavigators. We found it to be peaceful and restful with a blue sky, warm sun and a gentle breeze. Once we were securely anchored , my skipper decided to put our sailing dinghy into the sea and set out to enjoy a relaxing and stress free sail around the cove. I chose to stay on the mother ship and do my relaxing with a good book. I kept a close eye on him as he tacked back and forth on the inside of the small island that

story “The Open Boat” starts off with four strangers stranded in the middle of the ocean after their ship unexpectedly sank. The four men, a correspondent, a cook, an oiler, and the ship’s captain, struggle hopelessly just to keep their bathtub sized dinghy afloat in the rough seas off the coast of Florida. The four men must bond and work together as any wrong move would result I their small

Brad Muhamad 4774501 Professor Dabek Approaches to literature 5/18/2015 Stephen Crane: The Open Boat Shortly after surviving a shipwreck Stephen Crane published a short story named “ The Open Boat.” It is a story about four men in a dinghy trying to reach help on the coast. Although they are the only survivors of a ship that sank overnight, the four men continue their burdensome task for safety as they confront the dangers nature brings their way. Crane uses the literary element theme throughout

has their own personality, ideas, and struggles to conquer while battling ferocious waves and obstacles as they attempt to get from dinghy to shore. The Captain In the beginning of the story, the captain is downcast because his ship went down. Now that his ship is gone, he

Oh boy were we wrong. While we were in the plane, Nathan noticed that the wing was on fire. We all grabbed a parachute and we grabbed a rope, hatchet, dinghy, flint, twelve cans of food, sleeping bags, tent, and a water sack. We all jumped out successfully, one after the other. Nathan jumped first and opened his parachute successfully with the dinghy and flint. I did the same with the tent and water sac. But when Roene jumped out with the canned food and sleeping bag and tried to open her parachute

questioning their fate as they embrace the open ocean in a dinghy described to be as big as a bathtub. “The mind of the master of a vessel is rooted deep in the timbers of her, though he command for a day or a decade; and this caption had on him the stern impression of a scene in the grays of dawn of seven turned faces, and later a stump of a topmast with a white ball on it, that slashed to a fro at the waves, went low and lower, and down.” This expression told from the narrative portrays the caption