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Stephen Crane and ?The Open Boat?, 2003.
This paper not only tells about the Stephen Crane short story "The Open Boat," but it also tells of Crane's early life, his writing career, his unique style of writing and the underlying themes that he uses in "The Open Boat."
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper tells how Crane's family, travels, his real life experiences and the time era in which he grew up and wrote (the era of Social Darwinism and Devout Humanists) encouraged him to be the type of writer that he was. This paper also shows Crane's writing styles of "impressionistic color" and "detailed symbolism" and gives examples from the story. It shows too how Crane used the underlying themes of "picturesque imagery" and "incisive irony" in "The Open Boat."
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"Stephen Crane was one of America?s foremost naturalistic writers. Crane exercised keen observations, as well as personal experience to achieve a narrative vividness and sense of contiguity realized by few American writers before him (Votleler 97). Stephen Crane was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1871. He was the youngest of fourteen children born to a father, a Methodist Minister, and a socially reform minded mother. Crane?s family settled in America during the mid-seventeenth century. Although his parents were religious people, Stephen systematically rejected religious and social traditions. He is described as a temperamentally gentle man, however, was obsessed with war and other forms of physical and psychic violence (Baym 741)."
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Stephen Crane's 'The Open Boat', 2006.
An analysis of the story 'The Open Boat' by Stephen Crane, highlighting three of the more predominant themes.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews how Stephen Crane's story 'The Open Boat' demonstrates the development of several themes. Three of the themes that are consistent throughout the story include the brotherhood of man, perseverance and death. The paper further discusses how the existence of four men struggling in a dinghy on the ocean after a shipwreck provides a situation within the story where survival is always in question. Additionally the ability of the men to continue the journey to safety is made possible primarily because of the unspoken concern that they have for one another.
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Stephen Crane?s "The Open Boat", 2002.
A review of the short story, "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane, focusing on the four characters of the story.
911 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 32.95
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This paper describes the four characters of the short story, "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane, and shows how despite the fact that Crane provides only the most elliptical clues about the four men, the reader can understand a great deal about their characters. The paper examines how Crane provides us with clues about how the proximity of danger peels away carefully constructed outer layers of our personalities. This paper also analyzes the ways in which Crane creates a portrait of the sea as a marvelous complex, protean entity, perhaps in this one case the taker of human life, but far more importantly the source of all life.
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"Against this magnificence of the natural world, the men seem diminished. We come to understand that the captain is in general a brave man and not unintelligent ? he does help bring about their salvation with his suggestion that they use his coat as a sail. But we also understand that he views the sea as an enemy, as a foe to be met and either defeated or be vanquished by. His inability to see the connections among all natural things ? himself included ? diminishes him. The oiler, whom we come to understand is a man who always follows orders, is a reflection of the captain. He is a man who is good at following orders, and skillful at his craft, but not good at thinking for himself ? which would have made him an invaluable crewmember but means that he has relatively little to contribute once they are stranded."
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Stephen Crane, "The Open Boat", 1990.
Examines this short story and views of six critics.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 39.95
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" "The Open Boat," a short story by Stephen Crane, was virtually ignored by critics when it was first published in 1898. Few commentators at the time considered it to be as important a work as Crane's 1895 novel The Red Badge of Courage. However, since that time, American critics have come to accept the literary value of "The Open Boat." The story is based directly upon Crane's experiences in 1896, when he served as a war correspondent covering the Cuban Revolution (Knapp 151). When a ship which he was on sank, Crane found himself with three other men in a small row boat on the open sea. "The Open Boat" relates the tale of Crane the war correspondent and his three fellow survivors - an injured captain, a cook, and an oiler. It is the story of their difficulties, both physical and psychological, as well as their courage and determination in their efforts to reach ..."
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Stephen Crane's "The Blue Hotel" & "The Open Boat", 1999.
Examines stories' meanings, messages, characters, plots and use of irony.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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"Stephen Crane's stories "The Blue Hotel" and "The Open Boat" have many similarities. Each story involves a small group of men who are in an isolated situation that is fraught with danger and eventually results in the death of one of the men. But their strongest similarities are their bitterly ironic endings. In both cases the truth that is revealed by the ending counteracts assumptions that had guided the thought of the stories' participants. In "The Blue Hotel," the men assume that they live in a civilized place that is nothing like the imaginings of the crazed Swede. The death of the Swede is seen, accordingly, as purely the result of his own maniacal behavior. Yet, as the coda reveals, everything the Swede feared was true. The men in the open boat question the existence of god and the meaning of life as they struggle to save themselves from drowning. They wonder.."
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Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat", 1996.
Analyzes short story as example of 19th cent. Amer. naturalism & theme of individual struggling against harsh environment.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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"Naturalism is frequently cited as one of the dominant literary movements of 19th century America. Naturalism aimed at a detached, scientific objective portrayal of a natural self controlled by instincts and ruled by passion. Since a self was not perceived to have free will, naturalism debunked moral judgment. Historically, naturalism is perceived to have been more inclusive but also less selective than realism (Hart 525). Naturalism was boxed-in by a determinism established by Darwinian theory and Marxist economics. The compelling writings of Stephen Crane which celebrate a fierce self battling against the harsh elements of its environment offer a striking example of American naturalism. In Crane's often anthologized short story "The Open Boat", the careful reader can detect Crane's careful mixing of..."
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"The Open Boat", 2007.
An analysis of Stephen Crane's book, "The Open Boat", based on Marxist theory.
1,798 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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The paper analyzes "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane, an American writer accredited with having had a decisive contribution to the evolution of the realistic prose in the late 18th century. The paper further analyzes how one can use Marxist theory to better understand the complexity of "The Open Boat". The paper examines how Marxist theorists argue that that the meaning of all events can be determined only by fully circumscribing them to a historical reality and placing them in the context of a wider system of evolution.
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"Therefore, the Marxist literary analysis considers tensions and conflicts arising from the interactions of the actors. The subsequent interpretation is one that must go beyond the actual literary text, as it is considered that every action is determined at one level by the influence of historical, social and economic circumstances. The perspective must take into consideration the latent tensions as well and develop on the hidden possible outbursts of violence (The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 1985). In the case of "The open boat", the tensions lay between man and nature, as he implacably realizes his lack of significance for the wider system of the world."
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?The Open Boat? and ?The Man with a Flower in his Mouth?, 2002.
Examines the portrayal of death in Stephen Crane's story "The Open Boat" and the play "The Man with the Flower in his Mouth" by Luigi Pirandello.
819 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This study compares and contrast the nature and dramatic significance of the confrontations with death of the main characters in Stephen Crane's story "The Open Boat" and Luigi Pirandello's play "The Man with the Flower in His Mouth." The study focuses on death as a frightening, enraging and appalling force for the two men in Pirandello's play and a violent and powerful force of nature in Crane's story.
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"Crane's "The Open Boat" shows death to be a powerful force which is everywhere and cannot be denied or forgotten. Death in the form of the powerful sea confronts the four men in the story from beginning to end. Death waits for them in every thought as they consider trying to reach the shore. The men in the boat are simple men who must face death with no pretense, for their lives literally hang in the balance. They must either struggle to live, or prepare to die as best they can. The four individuals must not only deal with the very real possibility of their own deaths, but they must deal with the moral decision which may cost them their lives while saving the others' lives. The author seems to suggest that the Captain gave his life to make sure that the others survived (Crane 15)."
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The Open Boat, 2002.
An analysis of Stephen Crane's novel "The Open Boat".
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper looks at the use of irony and symbolism in the novel. "The Open Boat" is a story of man's confrontation with death and the power of nature's indifference towards mankind. The writer shows how irony and symbolism remain constant throughout the story and present the reader with Crane's personal view of reality. The major examples of irony hidden throughout "The Open Boat" provide the reader with interpretations of their meanings.
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"Stephen Crane writes in his work The Open Boat, "When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples Then if there be no tangible thing to hoot, he feels, perhaps, the desire to comfort a personification saying, 'Yes, but I love myself.' A high, cold star on a winter's night is the word he feels that she says to him. Thereafter he knows the pathos of his situation." "
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Stephen Crane, 2004.
A discussion of the theme of irony in ?The Open Boat? and ?The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky? by Stephen Crane.
1,603 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper looks at the work of Stephen Crane, a writer from the latter half of the 19th century. In particular, it discusses how many of his short stories involved an ironic twist or unexpected positioning of two events. It compares two of these stories, "The Open Boat? and ?The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky?, in order to evaluate Crane?s mastery in the use of irony. It examines how, in ?The Open Boat,? the irony is evident throughout the story, while in ?The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,? it is in the last 100 words; instead of the new bride witnessing the horrible death of her new groom, her presence brings a completely unexpected peace between the two men. It shows how, in one case, the irony is of cosmic proportions, and in the other, gentle and humorous, demonstrating Crane?s great range of skill in the use of literary devices.
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"Crane created situations of extreme experiences, confronted by ordinary people. His characters were not larger-than-life, but they touched the mysterious edges of their capacities for perception, action, and understanding. They also drew on personal experiences of his. While he was born after the Civil War, he reported on wars and was aware of the true horror of such events. He also worked other personal experiences into his stories. ?The Open Boat? is based on a real event in Crane?s life. Traveling from Cuba to Florida, the steamship he was on sank, and he, along with two crewmen and the captain, battled the ocean for several days before three of them finally made it ashore alive. In fact the incident wrecked his health and contributed to his early death (online-literature.com/crane/)."
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"The Open Boat", 2007.
A discussion of the role of technology in Stephen Crane's short story "The Open Boat."
914 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses Stephen Crane's short story "The Open Boat." The paper particularly explores how the characters in Crane's book utilized limited technology to combat nature and save themselves from certain death. The paper discusses the resourcefulness of the characters in the various parts of the story to describe the role of technology in the plot.
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"After a close reading of Stephen Crane's harrowing and character-driven tale of men battling against the forces of mother nature, the reader may at first not even notice these few examples of technology vs. nature in the narrative. Perhaps this represents Crane's way of relating to the reader that when people find themselves in extraordinary situations, in this case being stranded in a dinghy in the open sea, technology can often save the day and make the difference between life and death, even when this technology is limited to a pair of oars, an "overcoat sail", a bath towel flag and a piece of discarded lifebelt, objects that made it possible for the characters to master the natural world."
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Stephen Crane's Contribution to American Realism, 2008.
An examination of American realism as it is portrayed in three of Stephen Crane's short stories - "The Blue Hotel," "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" and "The Open Boat."
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper examines three short stories by Stephen Crane, with an eye towards revealing how each one represents the finest in the American realist tradition. The paper analyzes "The Blue Hotel," "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" and "The Open Boat." Through the three texts and his characters, the paper discusses how Crane shows human heroism in a time of crisis.
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"The speech, just like the dialogue of the previous story, is undeniably salty, undeniably the speech of ordinary men with rough edges. For instance, as Johnnie grows exasperated by the agitated Swede, he finally says, "Kill you? Man you're off your nut" (Crane, 14). A little later, as a perplexed Scully tries to confer with the frantic Swede, he refers to "illictric" street cars instead of "electric" street cars while detailing what the future holds in store for Fort Romper. Later, of course, we learn that Fort Romper is in "Nebrasker" and far removed from any wild gun fights that might be troubling the Swede (Crane, 16). In the end, the Swede does die, just as he foretold all who would listen and we discover that the sullen men around him could have stopped it (Crane, 16)."
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Stephen Crane, 2006.
Analysis of Stephen Crane's short story "The Blue Hotel" and how it paralleled much of Stephen Crane's life.
1,782 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper summarizes and analyzes Stephen Crane's short story, "The Blue Hotel", and explains how Crane used his own personal life experiences to create the character of the Swede in the story. The paper describes the parallels that can be drawn between the Swede's life experiences and Crane's own life experiences.
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"The Swede is the first mentioned of three male characters that are venturing to the West. They come from the East and the Swede is by far the "wisest" of them all because he has taken the time to read the dime novels that describe in depth the dangers that exist in the wild, Wild West. The novels were highly exaggerated by propagandist type writers to help "sell" the west to adventurous types who could be lured to establish settlements and populate the area."
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"The Open Boat", 2002.
An analysis of the concept of symbolism in Stephan Crane's "The Open Boat".
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper briefly outlines the storyline of this novel and proceeds to examine the symbolism that is open for the reader to interpret. It shows how there are several different approaches and methods of interpretation found within the story: how each of the men approaches their situation, how each man perceives the others, the interaction between the men and the people on shore, and finally the conflict between the men and unyielding nature.
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"According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, an interpreter is ?a person who interprets? (Merriam). To interpret means ?to explain or tell the meaning of: present in understandable terms or to conceive in the light of individual belief, judgment, or circumstance?(Merriam). Using this understanding of these words, since each of the men is trying to explain their beliefs about the circumstances that they find themselves in, it can be said that each of the men in ?The Open Boat? by Stephen Crane are interpreters."
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"The Open Boat", 2006.
A psychological critique of Stephen Crane's book.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This essay on Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"provides a psychological critique of the work, arguing that the emotions and actions of the characters in the novel demonstrate the author's belief that psychological wholeness can only be achieved in an indifferent and godless universe through human fraternity. The paper also includes an abstract.
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