SECTION 10: Part 5, Ch 4-6

 

An example of frostbite and
gangrene, like Blackboro's condition

 As the fifth part continues, the crew that was marooned on the island have faced many struggles in the past several months. From another bitter winter to Macklin and McIllroy having to perform surgery on Blackboro’s foot, the entire crew is becoming more and more discouraged with each day that passes without rescue. Hudson even has to have an abscess drained because it had become so large. Wild tries desperately to keep the morale up within the crew, but it seems to remain hopeless. Although they don’t say much about the possibility of the Caird being lost, it is almost unanimously accepted that it won’t be returning. 

In comparison to today, I feel this best describes some teams in sports. If my team hadn’t won a game all season, and had lost every game by a large margin, it would be difficult for any coach to try and keep our spirits up. Sometimes only a miracle can raise hopes and dreams that have so repeatedly been crushed.

The literary term I feel was best discussed was irony. The whole novel is almost ironic since the name of their original ship was Endurance and they have endured unimaginable things thus far. But I feel the best example of this is when Hurley wrote in his diary, “‘ Life here without a hut or equipment is almost beyond endurance.’”