Read this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. What effect do the underlined sentences have in showing the feelings of the crew?

The crest of each of these waves was a hill, from the top of which the men surveyed, for a moment, a broad tumultuous expanse, shining and wind-riven. It was probably splendid. It was probably glorious, this play of the free sea, wild with lights of emerald and white and amber.

this sentence is the underlined sentences

"Bully good thing it's an on-shore wind," said the cook; "If not, where would we be? Wouldn't have a show."

From the excerpt, the sea is described as glorious and "probably splendid" but it is also described as "wild" and of "tumultuous expanse" which are different opinions of the sea.

The cook also belied the anxiety and fear of the crew at dying at sea when he says its a good thing the wind is an onshore one because otherwise they "wouldn't have a show

vktanonymous vktanonymous · Answer 2 · 2022-06-07T05:23:55-04:00

The effect the underlined sentences have in showing the feelings of the crew is that they show the anxiety and fear of the crew at the thought of dying at sea.

What is the main idea of the story, The Open Boat?

The Open Boat” conveys a feeling of loneliness that comes from man's understanding that he is alone in the universe and insignificant in its workings. Underneath the men's and narrator's collective rants at fate and the universe is the fear of nothingness.

From the excerpt, the sea is described as glorious and "probably splendid" but it is also described as "wild" and of "tumultuous expanse" which are different opinions of the sea.

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