The Open Boat

What do the seagulls suggest about nature to the men in the boat?

section I-II

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The gulls foreshadow death and disaster to the men on the boat. "Canton flannel gulls," beautiful against the sky, the birds quickly take on an evil aspect, watching with "black bead-like eyes."

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