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    Naturalism in The Open Boat: The sea (Nature or naturalism) and man versus nature. Water: An element in nature that so many people overlook. Even though researchers spend every day locating and discovering new species, between one and ten million of the species in oceans, remain unidentified. The sea is just as much of a mystery to many in real life as it is in the story “The Open Boat”. Compared to other writers of his time, Stephen Crane used naturalism to bring a mixture of realism and substance

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    advantage in both “The Open Boat” and “To Build a Fire.” All the young men within the stories fight with great effort against her, but only select ones survive. Another similar incident as this is seen in the bible. “As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.’ So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill

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    Suspense In The Open Boat

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    Crane: “The Open Boat” Being stranded at sea in a small boat is a frightening thought. The Open Boat by Stephen Crane is a short story that will have the reader in suspense, wondering what will happen next. The Open Boat takes place in a small boat on the open sea, with four men working together to survive. These four men fight their way through rough tides, hunger and thirst. ”These waves were most wrongfully and barbarously abrupt and tall, and each froth-top was a problem in a small-boat navigation”(Crane

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    Insignificance in The Open Boat The Open Boat is a short story written by Stephen Crane. This is a story about a group of men who survived sinking in a ship and were using a small boat to reach the dry land. While on the boat, the four men experienced bad weather and they have to work together in order to survive the storm. Cranes narrates a story of naturalism whereby, the men had no control of the situation at hand, since no matter what they could have done, the boat could still sink. The life

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    “When it came night, the white waves passed to and fro in the moonlight, and the wind brought the sound of the great sea’s voice to the men on the shore, and they felt they could then be interpreters” (Crane 370). “The Open Boat,” written by Stephen Crane, describes the journey of four men stranded in a dinghy in the middle of the ocean and the hardships that had to be faced in order to survive. This story is not only a riveting story, keeping readers on the edge of their seat, but the story also

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    The Open Boat Analysis

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    “The Open Boat” - Final Assessment Analytical Writing Prompt: Identify the theme of the story and explain how the relationship among the four men connects to this theme. Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your response. Formatting: Only use the Arial - font size 11 OR Times New Roman - font size 12 Response needs to be written in black Five (5) space bars = an indent Your short answer-response will be scored using this RUBRIC Times of struggle have a way of bringing people

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    "The Open Boat" implies the overall relationship between the individual and nature. This sentence also implies the limitations of anyone's perspective. The men in the boat concentrate so much on the danger they are in, that they are oblivious and unaware to everything else; in other words, maybe lacking experience. "The Open Boat" begins with a description of four men aboard a small boat on a rough sea. The central theme of this story is about confronting Nature itself. "The Open Boat" is Stephen

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    The Open Boat Sparknotes

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    men in the story “The Open Boat” found a way to overturn death. In the story “The Open Boat”, there were four men, the captain, the cook, the oiler, and the correspondent. The oiler and the correspondent would guide the two oars. They would take turns rowing the boat while the other would rest. Most of the time both of the men would have to row the boat together due to the waves that were “frightfully rapid tall” and because of the number of waves that would hit the boat. The oiler was also

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    The Open Boat Analysis

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    “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane is a very accurate title that can be viewed in a couple of different perspectives. In this story, the characters show their true selves as their personalities and traits come through as they face their situation. In addition, the boat is open, small, and exposed to the angry ocean, which shows how fragile life can be when facing nature. The story is loosely based off his experience of being shipwrecked, which prompted Crane to write this story. Experiences can help

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    The Open Boat Symbolism

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    settings. It can be seen in a hospital room, nursing home, the battlefield or at sea like in “ The Open Boat”, written by Stephen Crane. In this story four different men are on a lifeboat. The oiler represents the good working men, the correspondent the observers, the cook represents the followers and the captain represents the leaders. The Oiler named Billie, he is physically the strongest one on the boat and the only one we know that name of. He keeps the men safe from the waves. The correspondent

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