"It was a curiously quiet moment, almost devoid of rejoicing. They had accomplished the impossible. . ."
Shackleton, Worsley, and Caird travel 30 miles on this Island. They travel high peaks such as hills or a 10,000 foot apex. They also did this without most of their equipment. They were low on supplies but still were able to make it through the rugged trip. The hike took them a whole thirty-eight hours. That is actually a pretty good time if you factor in the cold, icy, and lifeless characteristics of the island. The crew eventually was rescued on February 4, 1903. This was a very daring decision of Shackleton.
Shackleton eventually went back to the Antarctic after a few other expeditions. He went back in 1914. He later came back in 1917.
Friday, July 29, 2011
(Part VI)
"Monday April 24th . . . We took Good bye with our companions. & took sail on our 870 miles to South Georgia for assistance at 12-30 & at 2 P M we came to a stream of ice which we managed to get through in about an hour. Then we were in the open sea wet through but happy through it all."
Shackleton is about to try to get to South Georgia Island again. He chooses five men to go with him on this dangerous trek. The concrete details in this part of the book show that the Antarctic is unexpected like Shackleton describes it. One minute you are sailing through open ocean, and the next you are sailing through chunks of ice fearing that the boat might collapse.
"About 200 yards beyond was a steep, bouldered beach . . . . Finally the Caird rose up on a swelland her keel ground against the rocks."
In this declarative sentence, Shackleton and his crew reach South Georgia Island. It was a successful voyage that led then to a better place than Elephant Island. Still according to most trips and voyages, this was one of the toughest and most successful ones in all of history.
Shackleton is about to try to get to South Georgia Island again. He chooses five men to go with him on this dangerous trek. The concrete details in this part of the book show that the Antarctic is unexpected like Shackleton describes it. One minute you are sailing through open ocean, and the next you are sailing through chunks of ice fearing that the boat might collapse.
"About 200 yards beyond was a steep, bouldered beach . . . . Finally the Caird rose up on a swelland her keel ground against the rocks."
In this declarative sentence, Shackleton and his crew reach South Georgia Island. It was a successful voyage that led then to a better place than Elephant Island. Still according to most trips and voyages, this was one of the toughest and most successful ones in all of history.
Stranded (Part V)
"...as we had never slept before, absolute dead dreamless sleep, oblivious of wet sleeping bags."
This asyndeton shows that the sailors are extremely tired and have not really cared for anything but survival. They have gotten to land and have been off the ice for a short while. The men find a site to settle down and call it Wild Camp. This area is still a harsh place, but it is better than where they are now. Then the adventurers try to sail to South Georgia Island. It is a dark and dangerous journey, but they end up back on Elephant Island. They then hope to see someone rescue them, but their moral is low. They have no way of knowing what may happen next.
This asyndeton shows that the sailors are extremely tired and have not really cared for anything but survival. They have gotten to land and have been off the ice for a short while. The men find a site to settle down and call it Wild Camp. This area is still a harsh place, but it is better than where they are now. Then the adventurers try to sail to South Georgia Island. It is a dark and dangerous journey, but they end up back on Elephant Island. They then hope to see someone rescue them, but their moral is low. They have no way of knowing what may happen next.
(Part IV)
"Within thirty minutes they had entered an area of very open pack, and by two-thirty they were easily a mile away from Patience Camp."
After moving into the boats, the crew moves away from the camp and takes a voyage to another part of the Antarctic. During the first night the crew latches onto a floe and sleeps their for the night. The water beats against them and turns and knocks around the ice. Shackleton is faced with a dilemma; he must decide to, again, sleep on the floes where the water would freeze them to death, or to sleep in the boats where they could be flipped. They choose to sleep in the boats because they have a good chance of being hit by the water on the floes. Somehow they make it to a small island called Elephant Island. It is just a slab of rock where their is nothing living on it, but it is land.
After moving into the boats, the crew moves away from the camp and takes a voyage to another part of the Antarctic. During the first night the crew latches onto a floe and sleeps their for the night. The water beats against them and turns and knocks around the ice. Shackleton is faced with a dilemma; he must decide to, again, sleep on the floes where the water would freeze them to death, or to sleep in the boats where they could be flipped. They choose to sleep in the boats because they have a good chance of being hit by the water on the floes. Somehow they make it to a small island called Elephant Island. It is just a slab of rock where their is nothing living on it, but it is land.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Bored Yet Again
"But then came the march, a journey which was to carry them nearly 200 miles."
At "Mark Time Camp" people were not doing anything. They didn't know what to do with themselves. Then they go the order that they would hike a long excruciating 200 miles. The sailors were an absolute mess and were not even 9 miles into the hike. It had been five days and the hikers marched back to camp. As it was before, the goal of the journey at this moment in time to to get themselves out of the barren place they are now. The setting is still the same: cold and miserable, but it continues to get harder and harder after having to survive for longer periods of time with less food and shelter. Food is getting more and more scarce. The ice continues to grow thinner and thinner each day. The men are forced to retreat back to the boats and find a new camp.
At "Mark Time Camp" people were not doing anything. They didn't know what to do with themselves. Then they go the order that they would hike a long excruciating 200 miles. The sailors were an absolute mess and were not even 9 miles into the hike. It had been five days and the hikers marched back to camp. As it was before, the goal of the journey at this moment in time to to get themselves out of the barren place they are now. The setting is still the same: cold and miserable, but it continues to get harder and harder after having to survive for longer periods of time with less food and shelter. Food is getting more and more scarce. The ice continues to grow thinner and thinner each day. The men are forced to retreat back to the boats and find a new camp.
On Foot (Part II)
"'May the Lord help you to do your duty & guide you through all the dangers by land and sea'"
In this part of the adventure, the ship is going down. This well-made ship cannot stand up to the power of the mighty ice in the Antarctic Ocean. Now they are forced to gather supplies from the sinking ship. They must now walk across the whole Continent. They have very low spirits, but the narrator points out that the group knows about a store that has food and supplies for their journey. After receiving their supplies, the sailors must now train their dogs for sledding across the ice.
"Their position was 68 [degrees] 38 1/2 [minutes] South, 52 [degrees] 28 [minutes] West--a place where no man had never been before, nor could they conceive that any man would ever want to be again."
In the morning a salvage team goes to check out the ship and the plot thickens. They have lost her, and have pretty much given up.. The ice continues to break up and the team must tear down camp and set it up many times.
This sounds like many things in America's past. For one, it is like the Revolutionary War. We were outnumbered, but we figured out a way to get past all of that. Shackleton and his crew have these little revelations like finding a seal or remembering that there was a food store nearby.
In this part of the adventure, the ship is going down. This well-made ship cannot stand up to the power of the mighty ice in the Antarctic Ocean. Now they are forced to gather supplies from the sinking ship. They must now walk across the whole Continent. They have very low spirits, but the narrator points out that the group knows about a store that has food and supplies for their journey. After receiving their supplies, the sailors must now train their dogs for sledding across the ice.
"Their position was 68 [degrees] 38 1/2 [minutes] South, 52 [degrees] 28 [minutes] West--a place where no man had never been before, nor could they conceive that any man would ever want to be again."
In the morning a salvage team goes to check out the ship and the plot thickens. They have lost her, and have pretty much given up.. The ice continues to break up and the team must tear down camp and set it up many times.
This sounds like many things in America's past. For one, it is like the Revolutionary War. We were outnumbered, but we figured out a way to get past all of that. Shackleton and his crew have these little revelations like finding a seal or remembering that there was a food store nearby.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Into The Cold
"In all the world there is no desolation more complete than the polar night. It is a return to the Ice Age--no warmth, not life, no movement."
It has been frigid in the last few days of the expedition. There is ice everywhere and the crew sees a rare sighting of a seal. It has been so cold that people have been walking around the ship aimlessly. They call it the "madhouse promenade."
"The men's thoughts began to turn to spring, the return of the sun and warmth when the Endurace would break out of her icy prison and they could make a new assault on Vahsel Bay."
The men are excited, and their mood has improved. After the brutal winters in the month of June, the sun is in the sky longer. The sailors used to not see the sun for quite some time during the course of the day, sometimes not even at all. This turn to Spring, gives the sailors a boost of moral in their quest to get to Antarctica. The men meet warmer waters, but not for long. The ice starts to come back and is endangering to the ship. Just then the ship is hit with a chuck of ice, and the ship is pierced with a frozen blade. Frank Wild, one of the sailors notices that "it's time to get off."
It has been frigid in the last few days of the expedition. There is ice everywhere and the crew sees a rare sighting of a seal. It has been so cold that people have been walking around the ship aimlessly. They call it the "madhouse promenade."
"The men's thoughts began to turn to spring, the return of the sun and warmth when the Endurace would break out of her icy prison and they could make a new assault on Vahsel Bay."
The men are excited, and their mood has improved. After the brutal winters in the month of June, the sun is in the sky longer. The sailors used to not see the sun for quite some time during the course of the day, sometimes not even at all. This turn to Spring, gives the sailors a boost of moral in their quest to get to Antarctica. The men meet warmer waters, but not for long. The ice starts to come back and is endangering to the ship. Just then the ship is hit with a chuck of ice, and the ship is pierced with a frozen blade. Frank Wild, one of the sailors notices that "it's time to get off."
Part One Chapters 1 - 4
"The order to abandon ship was given at 5 p.m. For most of the men, however, no order was needed because by then everybody knew that the ship was done and that it was time to give up trying to save her."
The story starts out with a anecdote that tells of the moments when the ship sailing to Antarctica is being crushed between the pressure of the ice. During this time, the sailors have given up hope, and they are focusing on getting supplies from the ship to help them survive the harsh winters. At this moment of struggle, scarce dialogue is exchanged. All of the people on board know that the ship will plummet to the depths of the ocean, so there is no point in talking about it.
"Shackleton's order to abandon ship, while it signaled the beginning of the greatest of all American adventures, also sealed the fate of one of the most ambitious of all Antarctic expeditions."
At this time a flashback occurs to when Ernest Shackleton is getting all his preparations ready for his journey. Shackleton has been on a few expeditions at this time before now. He has traveled to the Antartic with a famous British explorer named Robert F. Scott. In 1907 he sought to get to the pole this time. He went on his journey, but they had to turn back after they have exhausted most of their food. For his supplies he brought many essentials such as food, water, and most importantly manpower. He hired many people such as Leonard Hussey the meteorologist and Alexander Macklin the surgeon. Now they are set for their very difficult, frozen journey.
The story starts out with a anecdote that tells of the moments when the ship sailing to Antarctica is being crushed between the pressure of the ice. During this time, the sailors have given up hope, and they are focusing on getting supplies from the ship to help them survive the harsh winters. At this moment of struggle, scarce dialogue is exchanged. All of the people on board know that the ship will plummet to the depths of the ocean, so there is no point in talking about it.
"Shackleton's order to abandon ship, while it signaled the beginning of the greatest of all American adventures, also sealed the fate of one of the most ambitious of all Antarctic expeditions."
At this time a flashback occurs to when Ernest Shackleton is getting all his preparations ready for his journey. Shackleton has been on a few expeditions at this time before now. He has traveled to the Antartic with a famous British explorer named Robert F. Scott. In 1907 he sought to get to the pole this time. He went on his journey, but they had to turn back after they have exhausted most of their food. For his supplies he brought many essentials such as food, water, and most importantly manpower. He hired many people such as Leonard Hussey the meteorologist and Alexander Macklin the surgeon. Now they are set for their very difficult, frozen journey.
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