Derby

Derby, where Maurice and Maralyn lived before their voyage, is depicted as stable but uninspiring, a place where survival was assured but life felt constrained and monotonous. Their existence there highlights the contrast between mere subsistence and the pursuit of meaning or adventure. In Derby, they could maintain routines, access necessities, and avoid danger, but the emotional and imaginative life they craved was stifled. This setting underscores the couple’s desire to escape conventionality, framing their later voyages as a radical attempt to break free from predictability. Derby thus represents both safety and the limitations of ordinary life.

Auralyn

The Auralyn, Maurice and Maralyn’s yacht, functions as both a literal vessel and a symbol of their ambitions and recklessness. Intended as a means of freedom from conventional life, it carries them into adventure but also exposes the limits of their preparation and skills, ultimately culminating in...