1. Naturalism in "The Open Boat"
... a storm out to sea to try to kill him. Billie becomes very sure of his survival after all the effort that has been invested in his journey. Nature was "flatly Indifferent" to the situation. If Billie had submitted to the sea, he would have survived the tempest. Nature did not care whether Billie lived or died. Justice is not an element of nature. Billie's survival ... was never assured. The ambiguity of nature forces humans to submit. Billie goes outside the order of Nature. He does not pass with ... the storm but fights it. In the end, his attempts for survival leave ... ...
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- Grade Level: High School