The Open Boat

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What events happen during their time in the dingy and how does it fit into imagery,
Fate, and the character of the Captain and the Correspondent.

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This is only a short answer space but I can make a general comment. A desire for survival undergirds the entire story. From the outset, the men focus solely on surviving the harsh waves and cold to return to the safety of shore. The desire to survive gives rise to the solidarity within the boat and to the correspondent's reflections on the fate of humans in an indifferent universe. But as exhaustion sets in, the correspondent considers the appeal of drowning. In contrast to the strain, fatigue, and existential uncertainty inherent to survival, the cessation of life that the cold ocean offers resembles a soft bed. Nonetheless, the correspondent's desire to survive makes him fight against the allure of giving up.