The Open Boat

Crane's tale ""The Open Boat"" is a masterpiece that depicts the trials and tribulations of life in the form of a sea voyage. The Correspondent, his main character, is at the forefront of every incident in the scene. One could picture the figure representing Crane's voice in the novel. The Correspondent is a competently unique character who is hated by destiny when trapped in the predicament between nature and life.
First, the correspondent explains the significance of fighting for life in nature. He is a hardworking member of society. He is a survivor of any incident that occurs in the plot as it progresses. As evident in the story, great struggles exist among the four men on board. While they struggle to question nature and fate at the expense of their survival in the boat ("Fate, cannot do better than this, she should be forced from the management of men’s fortunes" (Crane 6)), the correspondent evaluates every aspect of the journey to understand which way would save them across. Sometimes the troubles and the problems we face alongside life may force us to question our fate in the society. Similarly, one may expect the people around us to be of help in times of troubles as seen the eye of the correspondent. Thus, we can see the correspondent describing the situation as the only one who kept himself awake in the midst of all troubles aboard. “If I am going to lose my life to the sea — if 1 am going to lose my life to the sea — why was I allowed to come this far and see sand and trees?” (Crane 11), he thought for a while as he wondered why nature would be so harsh with them in the first place. Such concerns would only exist in the mind of a struggling individual who wants to understand life and existence as things unfold during the journey. Ideally, through the eye of the correspondent, we can learn numerous concepts in the ocean.

Moreover, the Correspondent is inquisitive. He postulates the epitome of adventure in the unfolding activities that highlight what existence implies to us. Notably, the events raise rational questions that shape the rest of the story as they adventure and make an insightful experience of nature. His inquisitiveness displayed across the expertise intrigues our understanding of why things occur the way they do. Lingering and wondering when and how they ended up in the scene, he questions the existence: "The correspondent, pulling at the other oar, watched the waves and wondered why he was there" (Crane 2). At the same time, his unique nature of introspective behavior manifests as he responds differently to the situation. As the other three people deal with the boat, he sinks into deep thought of what is nature. Thus, he could easily see things that others could not see. "This time his eyes found a small, still thing on the edge of the moving ocean. It was exactly like the point of a pin. It took an anxious eye to find a lighthouse so tiny." (Crane 3). Such endeavors expose the linkage between our insight and nature. According to the author, the environment may expose us to conditions that demand intellectual competences to allow them to understand the unforeseen circumstances. The waves and the wind had a clear impact on the correspondent's visions. "It represented to the correspondent the calm of Nature against the struggles of the individual — Nature in the wind, and Nature in the sight of men." (Crane 12).

At the same time, the correspondent is controversial in perception and understanding of situations. He perceives the storms as a connection between nature and the human experience alongside fate. In his view, "Nature did not seem cruel to him then, nor kind, nor dangerous, nor wise. But she was not interested, completely not interested." (Crane 12). These struggles may be a test of personality and strength in human behavior. Thus, he has a different view of what happened in the journey across the ocean. An individual may have an opportunity to develop new character after the experience. "It is, perhaps, probable that a man in this situation, impressed with the lack of concern of the world, should see the many faults in his own life" (Crane 12). Accordingly, the concepts of nature and fate play a central role in the mind of the correspondent throughout the journey as he wonders what happens to people in the society. The correspondent's perceptions outline the author's ideology in the narration of the events. As a result, he is a key player in the controversy of nature and fate in the society.

In conclusion, the correspondent represents one of the most admirable characters in nature. Fate dictates much of his conditions. Crane uses the shipwreck, with the correspondent at the center, to move us through the story with a clear catch of the events unfolding in the journey across the borders. Only a strong personality would manage to sustain high calamities and troubles in the society. Nonetheless, the correspondent fails to understand how fate and nature relate with humanity in the first. Oblivious of his whereabouts, he ends up unaware of what happened.













Work Cited

Crane, Stephen. The open boat. Vol. 46. Lulu. Com, 2016.