Shawn McBride Dr. Christopher B. Bell English 2132 1 February 2015 Naturalism in “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane The late 1800’s to the early 1900’s was a time where most people defined themselves based on social, economic, and biologic status. In the story “The Open Boat,” Stephen Crane writes about four men in the 1800’s trapped at sea who are desperately searching for land in order to escape the awful conditions of the sea. The four men include an oiler, captain, cook, and a correspondent
movements are: realism, regionalism, local color, and naturalism. Naturalism is a literary movement that has a “man vs wild” perspective. It portrays man as an animal in the natural world. Naturalism also shows how man responds to the environmental forces which he has no control or full understand. It is best described as “survival of the fittest.” Both Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” and Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” are great examples of naturalism. Even though both have quite a bit of similarities
objective means to comprehend how historical moments influence the story and to understand the time and setting of the story. This objective was not that difficult in my situation, if any work was based in a historical moment I could identified. For example, “A Raisin in the Sun” is a story that contains the historical event of the Great Migration. The parents of Walter migrate from the south to the north-east in look for better opportunities. As I answer in my Quiz #5 the setting and time of this play