Stephen Crane's story depicts the relationship between individuals and nature. The captain says, "If I am going to be drowned-if I am going to be drowned-if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and tree?" His statement makes nature seem indifferent. Nature does not care who or what humanities are, humans are under its control no matter what. The relationship between the captain, a courageous leader; the oi

Next, nature reminds the four men that nothing can overpower it. Using his personal experience, Stephen Crane gave his characters life that is governed by forces beyond their control, much like his own experience in a sinking ship. The violent waves constantly creating barriers that test their strength and determination. Strong currents along the shoreline finally take its toll and weaken them not only physically but also mentally. "The correspondent remained in the grip of this strange new enemy, a current. The shore, with its white slope of sand and its green bluff topped with little silent cottages, was spread like a picture before him." The correspondent battled against nature fighting currents to stay alive till it became the factor that let him survive heaving him to safety near the shore.

The men prove that dealing with both nature and life, humans may have the power

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