... , flatly indifferent."" (Pg. 1717) These men knew that the sea didn't care if they lived or drowned, and that the waves would still break monotonously whatever the outcome may be. "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 trees? Was I brought here merely to have my nose dragged away as I was about to nibble the sacred cheese of life ... ?- (pg 1710) The indifference of nature plagued their journey ... ...

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... to know of man's existence (151). Crane's purpose in placing these men in the dingy is to possibly answer the main question asked throughout the story, 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 trees? Was I brought here merely to ... have my nose dragged away as I was about to nibble the sacred cheese of life? (1237 ... ) William Bysshe Stein suggests that, "man cannot constrict a rational, picture of the world out of ... ...

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