... extreme conditions. Moreover, the setting plays a very good role in the story. The author uses color various times to describe the mood, the tone, and the actual time of something taking place. Dark and light colors are used to represent the moods of the people on the boat. "The morning appeared finally, in its splendor, with a sky of purple blue, and the sunlight flamed on the tips of the waves"(517). The changing color of the sky implies that ... changing perspective of the sailors. They are becoming more optimistic as the sky is glowing in sunlight. The other example where setting pl...

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