What Is The Main Argument Of The Sea Wolf

In Nantucket, the whaler’s island, every man had to be a whaler. Even if it wasn’t his dream job, just because it was the only way to survive in the island without being dropped out of the community. Philbrick introduces us to this starting point by quoting the words of Thomas Nickerson, the one who had been taught to “idolize the form of a ship” (Philbrick, 1).

The protagonist’s struggle to decipher what the reality of his situation is a particular conflict in the source. The central character often makes statements about how much faith he has in his boat. One clear example

“Survival is the ability to swim in strange water” (Herbert). Due to the length and complexity of the story written by Stephen Crane, many themes are present. However, the most prevalent theme throughout the story happens to be survival in the brawl between nature and humanity. In order to understand the four characters from “The Open Boat,” one must examine the motivations, strengths, limitations, and conflicts. Each character from the story has their own personality, ideas, and struggles to conquer while battling ferocious waves and obstacles as they attempt to get from dinghy to shore.

Many men, women and children died on this brutal two-month trip. Starvation, illness, floggings and men jumping overboard into the seas took the lives of some around me. It was hard to fathom the horrible treatment the crew inflicted upon all of the men, women, and children; how they treated us

On the other hand, the protagonist’s name in TS is Jack Torrance. At first, readers build empathy towards this character because Jack happens to be a normal individual confronted with similar situations of everyday life. The different themes explored in TS evolve around real social concerns such as family matters, alcoholism, violence, child abuse and insanity. Motives of selfishness in a battle against nurturing behaviours are what confront Jack in his decision-making. Clasen argues that these conflicts ‘are rooted in human nature and reflect evolutionarily recurrent adaptive problems’ (Hauntings of Human Nature 3). The shifting points of view make readers change their mind rapidly about the protagonist. Jack is unreliable and genuinely evil.

Violence as a Motif in The Stranger and The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea

Humphrey, as well as Wolf, have read the English classics and study mathematics, literature, science, philosophy, and technology. Also, both have very philosophical points and views on life and rational and scholarly debates. Humphrey and Wolf enjoy having an intellectual debate, and both form seminars over the views, beliefs, points, values, and principles of life. Another similarity is that both share an infatuation on Maud Brewster, due to her intelligence, perception, brilliance, wit, and her “female delicacy”. But in philosophy, there are similar beliefs that both can’t argue with. Though they both believe in the eternal soul, they do differ in the continuation of life after death. Wolf explains to Humphrey that in life, strong eats, beats, overtakes, and outlive the weak. Though initially Humphrey disagrees, through events that occur on the ship he begins to mature and understand this philosophy. Wolf also mentions that living life as Humphrey did was pure piggishness. Humphrey instantly retaliates and claims that that statement is ludicrous, ill-advised, naive, laughable, and dumb. But as Humphrey develops, he realizes that it is indeed the case. Humphrey learns from Wolf that in order for humans to reach their potential, they have to work for their living and abide to the basic laws of nature, where the strong defeat the weak. This is why through the plot of the story,

Two elements of the naturalistic novel are present in The Sea-Wolf -- humans fighting nature, humans fighting one another.

The son had loved his father dearly but does not favor his way of life. His interest in school greatly outweighed his interest or desire to work on ‘The Boat’. He still had a love for the sea and in some way felt like he should carry out his family’s tradition. After his uncle had accepted a new job he took his position on the boat and promised his father that we would continue to sail with him for as long as he lived, and when his father passed despite the desires of his mother he followed his dreams and pursued education and all of its wonders. After living his life he finds himself longing for the sea again and isn’t so satisfied with his life.

Life however did not seem fair for them as they soon had to endure yet another battle against communism. Again, the haunting nightmare of escaping the shadow of death appeared before their eyes. Ships arrived from Taiwan and were ready to take on passengers. They departed in a small 67 metre Taiwanese ship, which had a total of 2300 passengers on board. My family had become ‘Vietnamese boat people’ and had to face terrible hardship before arriving to Australia. They had to suffer two years of living in a ship without adequate food and escape from pirates in the middle of the ocean. Adults and children were dying on the ship because of malnutrition. Life was hanging by a piece of thread but because of the support and spirit of each other; they survived through the unutterable trauma which subsequently reinforced their relationship. Their experience has profoundly ingrained itself in me, allowing me to realise how special it is to have my family safe and close to me. These experiences which show endurance, courage and bravery, have directly affected the values, attitudes and beliefs which I now maintain as they allow me to understand the importance of my family as being something irreplaceable and invaluable. I value my family beyond anything else in the world and will continue to sustain this belief.

In the book, Robert Walton’s pride and confidence is seen in how he views himself, the expectations he has of his journey, and the sacrifices he is willing to make. Walton believes he is superior to all on his ship and claims he will not find a friend onboard. He calls his crew “uneducated”

In Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago demonstrates the traits of the code hero. The Hemingway’s code hero covers the principal ideals of honor, courage, and endurance in a misfortune life. Throughout the novel, Santiago shows a contrast between opposite attitudes and values which associate his behavior with the guidelines of the code. In this case, the depiction of conflicting values, such as dignity despite humility, perseverance despite despair, and victory despite defeat are aspects that help to describe and understand the role of Santiago in the novel, and reflect the reason why this character is perfectly suited to the heroic conduct established by Hemingway.

The Seafarer’s mood starts with depression and sorrow telling of hardships he endured in the sea. He describes his travels, “How the sea took me, swept me back and forth in sorrow and fear and pain.” (The Seafarer 21). It showed his suffering, tested his endurance, and gave him a will to live. He gets an feeling from the sea that no one could understand living on land, “At my sea-weary soul. No man sheltered On the quit fairness of earth can feel How wretched I was, drifting through winter On an ice-cold sea, whirled in sorrow, Alone in a world blown clear of love, Hung with icicles.” (The Seafarer 22). The pain of being alone and in constant worry is hard to live with, but he can’t help the need he has for the sea, “I put myself back on the paths of the sea. Night would blacken; it would snow from the north: Frost bound the earth and hail would fall. The coldest seeds, And how my heart would begin to beat, knowing once more The sault waves tossing and the towering sea! The time for journeys would come

“Youth” is a short story written by Joseph Conrad who is an English short story writer. This piece of writing is inspired from real events of the writer’s life, specifically his first voyage to the East in 1881. It is an account of the voyage and the hardships encountered at sea in which the writer depicts the regressive state of the ship he is traveling in, and the uncooperative sea that would lead to the whole crew’s decay. This essay will study the ship, as a narrative space, from the narrator’s perspective, the effect it has on those on board who are determined to save it and how this space is affected by the wider space of the sea.