Two major men in Tania's life and two vital characters to A Maiden Voyage were Luc and Ernst. Each had his/her own philosophy on life, and how to live it. Both men also had an impact on young Tania's life. Ernst was Tania's father and his approach to life would be different that that of Luc's.
Ernst's philosophy of life was to take risks no matter what. He said live life to the fullest, and have fun. "His dreams for himself and for us were all he wanted to hear while we were growing up," said Tania. The world through his eyes was full of excitement and risk. Some examples of what he used to say was, "Why walk when you can run? Why be inside when you could be out?".
On the other hand was Luc. He was the son of a captain in the French Army. He was a dreamer, a poet, and a gardner of the imagination, with the power to make his dreams come true. Luc believed in the word Bravery. He defined it as doing something that you are afraid to do and confronting your fears. Something that wouldn't be considered as confronting your fears would be if a mountain climber climbed the tales peak, but that isn't brave because he likes to do that and lives to do that. Luc wanted to be free. For him money is simply a way to pay for his freedom. He works to have enough and sail the beauty on the earth. .
Ernst's philosophy of life is demonstrated throughout the book many times. The big example that we see about how Tania's dad demonstrates his philosophy in life is the day he asks Tania to circumnavigate the world single-handedly. This is not something that an ordinary, average father would expect from his child. Ernst demonstrates his philosophy about living life to the fullest. .
Luc's philosophy is also demonstrated in the story as well. He also thought similar like Tania's father. An example would when h offers to show Tania the South Pacific. Luc says, "I will show you places that your cold American eyes would never see otherwise.
In passage A from Maiden Voyage Denton Welch relates the story of a young boy who while visiting an unfamiliar country finds himself in a terrifying predicament. By using descriptions of the setting and characters told from the boy's point of view, along with various writing techniques Welch draws ...
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In Voyage 1, when Gulliver travels to Lilliput, he encounters the Lilliputians, a people whom Swift describes meticulously throughout several chapters. ... (pg. 3) Swift uses hyperbole throughout this Voyage when describing the amounts of food, that as a "giant", he consumes. He also seems to have a fascination with the processes of nature, when discussing how he relieves himself, and how he saves a maiden's home from a devastating fire. Throughout this voyage, as well as Voyage 2, Swift is constantly using exaggeration to construct his satire. ...
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Built on New York's East River by Robert Fulton, the Clermont was the first commercially successful steamboat. The Clermont was not the first steamboat to be built, but it was the first to become practical and financial. The Clermont measured 142 feet in length, 14ft in width, 62ft. in height. It w...
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Her maiden voyage took place September 7, 1907, and in October 1907 she recaptured the covetedBlue Riband? ... During the voyage, when the Lusitania was off the coast of Ireland, Thomas William Turner (Lusitania's captain) received a warning about Submarines in the area. ...
The Sinking of the Lusitania In September 1907, shortly after twelve, a cruise ship from the Cunard line, the Lusitania, embarked on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to Queenstown, NY. ... The fateful voyage begins on a drizzly spring morning. ... "Travelers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying with the flag of Great...
The Sinking of the Lusitania In September 1907, shortly after twelve, a cruise ship from the Cunard line, the Lusitania, embarked on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to Queenstown, NY. ... The fateful voyage begins on a drizzly spring morning. ... "Travelers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying with the flag of Great...
