ipl-logo

The Seafarer Setting Analysis

833 Words4 Pages

The Seafarer tells the recounts of a man enduring a disoriented life at sea. In this selection, the man Without these qualities of The Seafarer, the story would be drastically changed. In order to understand a plot of a story or selection, one must be able to know what is going on in the story. These same characteristic are the key to that as they create the visual which allows the readers to understand it more and then exclusively at the end, with the understanding, to be able to relate to such situations that has occurred to us as well. Setting is significant to The Seafarer because it allows readers to better visualize, understand, and ultimately relate to the plot of the story. One quality the setting presents to comprehend The Seafarer …show more content…

In this step, there is no right or wrong .The reasoning behind this is that every reader mind is different, and every story is different. This creates the possibility of more than one interpretations to a selection. Using the two same examples from before one can clearly infer the dissatisfaction as well as the overall heartache the author has. In the first quote, he willingly states, he has a hard life which brings to mind questions such as: "Why is he so unhappy?" and "What is making his life so troublesome?" This builds up momentum for the second quote, where he mentions being "alone...clear of love", which kind of portrays his character to be lonely and even possibly depressed. Another image within quote two can be seen as having many problems with no solutions in sight. This can be represented by lines 17, as he states, " hung with icicles(referring to many problems). The hailstorms flew(reference to the problems never ending)." Now with having a visual as well as the comprehension in the reader head, the author can conclusively allows the reader to possible relate to the story to get a better understanding of the

Show More
Related

  • The Perfect Storm Literary Techniques

    728 Words  | 3 Pages

    The use of these literary features support his theme of isolation and the survivors acknowledgment of the death of the crew of the Andrea Gail. Imagery is a significant component because it helps readers visualize the complete isolation the passengers aboard the ship felt. Junger vividly illustrated the characters surroundings by using the progression of weather patterns and the sailors response to the dangerous storm approaching, portraying an absolute state of panic while secluded in the middle of the ocean. Throughout the book, readers are being informed, regarding the storm through interviews, anecdotes and reports, to help convey an idea of the situation the crew of the Andrea Gail were in. Another major reason interviews were a crucial part of the book was because they consisted of survivors expressing appreciation for those who perished on the ship during the storm.

    Read More

  • Subconscious Lens In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

    886 Words  | 4 Pages

    Authors often create ideas and different views in the reader's head through a mix of symbolization and contrast. With this combination, the reader can interpret what’s being presented in front of them in various ways. A “lens” is created and the ideas and views erupting into the reader's head are unique to them, and them alone. This lens grants the reader an ability to comprehend and contrast the author's deeper meanings, but in their own individual process. Through simple beliefs that one holds to be true, and how one reacts to the world around them, a subconscious lens is always equipped when reading.

    Read More

  • Ethos Pathos And Logos In The Watchmen

    559 Words  | 3 Pages

    Since graphic novels largely rely on the reader “reading” the images along with the words, it is imperative that the author, illustrator,

    Read More

  • Surviving The Great Sea Analysis

    330 Words  | 2 Pages

    Surviving the Great Sea Two first person, 16th century narratives share similarities of having observational information, being a reflective essay, and only focusing on one event. But have difference of settings and situations. “La Relacion” written by Cabeza De Vaca is an objective report to his king on the mission to the new continent. While “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” by Olaudah Equiano is a narrative written about a 10 year old slave’s subjective experiences aboard the slave ship.

    Read More

  • Macaulay's Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech

    418 Words  | 2 Pages

    Lastly, the point of view has readers looking at the story through the eyes of a child. His speech, similar to his book, contains four parts. In “Seeing Things”, he explains that not broadening one’s leaves one with visual complacency, visual narcosis, visual illiteracy. Macaulay encourages readers to truly see because “the better we see, the more inevitable curiosity becomes.”

    Read More

  • Symbolism In The Storm And Eudora Welty's A Worn Path

    894 Words  | 4 Pages

    The setting of a story is often overlook and thought to be a less important when it comes to the overall message and plot of the story. The place, time, or geographical location has a great impact on the theme, mood, tone, and the central conflict. The setting can also foreshadow events, affect dialogue, and characters actions. In our everyday life we make numerous amounts of decisions or action s that are dependent of our location. In a library an action of reading a book may take place, but in a grocery store, picking out food may be done.

    Read More

  • Only The Heart Character Analysis

    576 Words  | 3 Pages

    At times, the novel can be difficult to understand, therefore areas where the situation or writing is complex can be perceived more

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of George Orwell's Shooting An Elephant

    1139 Words  | 5 Pages

    This affects the overall consequences of the narrative as it enables the reader to visualize and think more about how the author must have felt while the events of the narrative were unfolding around him. It also enables

    Read More

  • Under The Rice Moon

    699 Words  | 3 Pages

    By the end of the story, the reader is able to utilize the story to proofread their comprehension over the topic of what the word “understanding” genuinely means. At the final point of the story, all the author expresses is that one can only be understood by another who has felt the same pain or joy and has lived in the same situation or circumstance as the

    Read More

  • Unrealism And Symbolism In Herman Melville's Moby Dick

    1420 Words  | 6 Pages

    The ocean not only engulfs two‑thirds of the earth but two‑thirds of Moby Dick; a literary space penned by Herman Melville which sweeps the reader in its ever‑elusive eddies of symbolic complexity. The symbolism in the novel ceaselessly ebbs and flows like the sea, submerging the reader into Melville’s imaginative sea voyage. This paper will examine the watery depths as a recognizable setting from the physical universe, further observing how Melville juxtaposes this element in such a peculiar way, that the reader has no choice but to abandon, “reason, tradition, belief, and rely solely on thought to interpret these images,” which accordingly creates an “opportunity for open imagination” (Glover, 2003:42) (Bachelard,1983: 22). What’s more, is that Melville has the ability to paint landscapes in words, “reveal[ing] the eye of a visual artist” (Wallace, 1992: 105).

    Read More

  • Theme Of Indian Horse By Richard Wagamese

    887 Words  | 4 Pages

    Moreover, this passage is delicately laced with intricate details of the story, and is a familiar vehicle for conveying the novel’s

    Read More

  • Critical Lens In Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour

    1247 Words  | 5 Pages

    To the untrained eye, a story could be viewed one-dimensionally; a tale might only appeal to emotion while logic is left out in the cold. Equally, logic may be forgotten while emotion is heavily focused on. However, through the use of Critical Lenses, readers can begin to see greater depth in literature. As readers find connections through Critical Lenses, they become more educated on various topics, more aware of social, political, and even logical abstractions. Instead of failing to retain the intent and content of the material, they even can remember details of stories more vividly when truly examining literature rather than reading it once for entertainment (or chore).

    Read More

  • Edgar Sawtelle: A Literary Analysis

    930 Words  | 4 Pages

    Junger uses the first 50 pages of the book to teach the readers about swordfishing and how isolated they are on the water. He writes about the work days and how hard it is to be successful. Junger writes about the connection sailors must have with your crew and that there is no time for arguments. After setting sail out of Gloucester for the last time, the readers learn how important family is to the crew and how separation can make people go crazy. This also applies to their family at home.

    Read More

  • Rainbow Connection Analysis

    775 Words  | 4 Pages

    The author is persuading the reader with an explanation

    Read More

  • A Sound Of Thunder Setting Analysis

    1027 Words  | 5 Pages

    The setting determines the tone and mood of the story. It also motivates the characters to make the choices that they do. Along with motivating the characters, the setting leads to the overall theme of the story. The setting is the strong foundation that the rest of the story is built upon. Without a setting, there could be no

    Read More

More about The Seafarer Setting Analysis

Open Document