The Open Boat Discussion Questions

This Study Guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Open Boat.

The Open Boat Discussion Questions

This Study Guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Open Boat.
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What philosophical values, if any, are presented or advocated by Crane in "The Open Boat"? Explain.

How are heroism and courage defined in "The Open Boat"?

Explain how the narrator's concentration on his senses, such as seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, touching, smelling, create the feeling of immediacy in "The Open Boat"

Like "The Open Boat," Winslow Homer's painting "The Gulf Stream" treats the theme of survival at sea. Compare Homer's treatment of this theme with Crane's treatment.

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