We're not afraid to die....if we can all be togetherJude Joseph
A voyage by Mr.Gordon Cook & family replicating the voyage undertaken by James Cook 200 years ago. A tribute to the qualities of courage, perseverance and determination
This PowerPoint presentation is based on a story from Class XI English, Supplementary Reader. Easy to understand slides are used to grasp the matter. Go through it, download it. Like it.
We're not afraid to die....if we can all be togetherJude Joseph
A voyage by Mr.Gordon Cook & family replicating the voyage undertaken by James Cook 200 years ago. A tribute to the qualities of courage, perseverance and determination
This PowerPoint presentation is based on a story from Class XI English, Supplementary Reader. Easy to understand slides are used to grasp the matter. Go through it, download it. Like it.
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This lesson describes the sea voyage of Gordon Cook with his family. He has been assisted by American Larry Vigil and Swiss Herb. Seigler. They all went through the harsh sea and when they started losing hope for survival, their children showed some hope and optimism which helped them to face the dangers with courage.
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A part of CBSE/TBSE Class XI Prose. Written by AR Williams. Entire story is depicted through relevant images and slides to make students understand the content of the chapter.
A Legend of the Northland is folklore told to the children to instil this moral lesson. The poem talks about a little woman who was punished by saint Peter for refusing to give him any one of the cakes that she had baked. ... The behaviour of the woman provokes Saint Peter who curses her and changes her into a woodpecker.
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Discussions of Ecocriticism in
The Open Boat
by Stephen Crane
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Ecocriticism: The analysis of a literary work from the perspective of environmental factors, features, concepts, and its causes and effects (Britannica).
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Synopsis of “The Open Boat”
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“The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane is a short story about four men: a cook, a correspondent, an oiler, and a captain who are trapped in a lifeboat in stormy seas. They are off the coast of Florida and stuck in the lifeboat because their ship sank. They eventually see the light from a lighthouse, so they know they are close to land. The waves near the shoreline are too rough for them to land safely and they do not want to risk their lives. There are people on the shoreline who see the men and wave for them to come to shore, but the sea is too treacherous. The men are hopeful the people who saw them from shore will send a bigger boat to rescue them, and they make the decision to row further out to sea where it will hopefully be calmer.
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They continue on for two nights taking turns rowing and resting. When they are unsure if they will all survive, they exchange addresses just in case. Upon realizing there may be no rescue, the captain decides they should risk steering the boat to shore and they mentally prepare to swim, if, and when, the lifeboat capsizes. This is exactly what happens, and when the lifeboat turns over the four men start swimming for their lives. The captain, the correspondent and the cook miraculously make it to shore, but then realize the oiler, the strongest of them all, did not make it. The men listen to the waves smashing against the shore into the night, and they finally understand the power of the sea. The sea is strong enough to take a life and does so indiscriminately.
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Examples of Ecocriticism in The Open Boat
Causes of the 4 survivors’ struggle—the ocean that sunk the ship
Effects of the 4 survivors’ struggle—left in a boat to try and row to shore
Descriptions of the waves— “grey” and having “boiling white tops” (Crane, 1)
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Description of the sea when times were good— “wonderful sea” (Crane, 15)
Description of the boat’s motion– “like a horse leaping over a high fence” (Crane, 2)
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Examples of Ecocriticism in
The Open Boat (cont.)
When times were good– “slowly and beautifully the land came out of the sea” (Crane, 5)
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Pause and Ponder Questions--
1. How is nature given power in this story?
2. How are animals represented in the story and what is their relationship to humans?
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Pause and Ponder Questions--
1. Is nature oblivious to our struggles and, if so, what does this mean?
2. Is any one group of workers more expendable than another? Explain your answer.
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Reader Response
Questions—Kris
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We are not afraid to die
1. “We are not afraid to die….
If we can all be together”
BY-GORDAN COOK AND ALAN EAST
2. Captain James
Cook, FRS, RN (7
November
1728[NB 1] – 14
February 1779)
was a British
explorer, navigator
and cartographer
who ultimately
rose to the rank of
captain in the
Royal Navy.
3. The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is shown
in red, second voyage in green, and third voyage in blue. The route of
Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed blue line.
4. Character’s of the story:-
Narrator
Mary(wife)
Jonathan(son)
Suzanne(daughter)
American Larry vigil and
Swiss Herb seigler(crewmen)
5.
6. Introduction
Narrator:-A man of great courage , commitment and
conviction .proved to be the best captain as well as the best
father with upending gift and determination.
Marry :- A wife who always stood by her husband side In
all times of difficulty and consider her dreams as her own.
Suzanne:-She was a brave girl .her bravery ,toughened
her father’s resolve to fight the sea’s strong storm tooth
and nail.
Jonathan :-Jonathan shows of bravery and his fearlessness
in the face of the death highlights his characters .he
rejuvenated the hope of his father by remarking - “We are
not afraid to die if we can all be together.
7. On july 1976
On July 1976 they sailed for journey to world voyage .they
tried to duplicate the round the world voyage made 20 year
earlier by james cook in their professionally ship-The
WAVEWALKER.
8. First leg of the journey
->They pleasantly sailed down from west coast of africa
to cape town.
-> then further they sailed to southern Indian ocean.
9. First sign of implementing disaster
->They faced encountered strong wind on second day of
capetown and was continued for few weeks.
->waves rised to 15m long as high as mast.
10. Disaster and its aftermath
->6p.m:teremendousexplosion shock the
deck and powerful flow of water broke over
the ship.
->wave walker was getting sunk and
captain was badly injured.
->captain kept courage and found the
wheel and lind up the stern for next wave.
11.
12. Crew men shows off the unparalled
strength
->they started pumping out water and settled
to make
Neccesory repairs to save the boat from
shinking .
->they managed to stretch canvas and secure
water proof hatch cover across gaping holes.
13.
14. Others problem arose
->electric pump short circuit .
->water level rose threateningly.
->daughter suzanne was badly injured.
15. Only hope for the captain
->to reach the island ,which was only possible if the wind
will slow down .
->to reach amsterdam , which is few 100 kms to the East.
16. Showing off the exemplory courage
->Jonathan said “we are not afraid to die
if we all can be together”.
->Jonathan courage and sue bravery
instead of her bumped head inpired the
captain to fight the sea and protect his
family.
17. Crucial days (jan 4-5)
->after 36 hours of continuous pumping
there was only few water left.
->they hoisted the storm jib and headed in
direction of two island.
->black clouds built at 4:00 p.m and sea
was getting its waves higher.
18.
19. Safe at last
->on jan 6 they saw “wave walker” ride out
storm and wind eased.
->they expected to see the island at 5:00
p.m but they wake up at 6:00 p.m and
thought they missed the island.
->but they were wrong and they touched
the shore at ILE AMSTERDAM.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24. Significance of the title
->the title is taken from the jonathan’s
remark – “we are not afraid to die if we can
all be together”.
->it brings out the bravery ,grit and courage
of the captains family and love each member
has for other’s.
25. Theme of the story
->human nature of knowing and taking on
challenges.
->human instinct for survival.
->human bravery , grit,courage unity and
determination which in this story is
exhibited even by small children.
26. Theme of the story
->element of luck.
->faith in one’s optimism ,not dispairing
hope even in difficult circumstances and
sharp presence of mind.
->instrumental qualities of a captain which
proved journey successful even after strong
hurdles.