The Open Boat Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Open Boat Group at eNotes. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:24:26 en-us <![CDATA[Crane's "Open Boat" has defied categorization.  For instance, some...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-possible-thesis-statement-open-boat-by-111323 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-possible-thesis-statement-open-boat-by-111323 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:24:26 PST <![CDATA[What is a possible thesis statement on "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-possible-thesis-statement-open-boat-by-111323 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-possible-thesis-statement-open-boat-by-111323 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:25:54 PST <![CDATA[It brought about a tense situation becoming even more stressful. That...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-what-effect-being-told-early-story-that-99683 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-what-effect-being-told-early-story-that-99683 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:53:15 PST <![CDATA[In "Open Boat," what is the effect of being told early in the story that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-what-effect-being-told-early-story-that-99683 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-what-effect-being-told-early-story-that-99683 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 01:43:58 PST <![CDATA[Here are a few quotes that relate to the struggles between man and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-each-characters-main-quotes-81007 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-each-characters-main-quotes-81007 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:28:20 PST <![CDATA[IN the open boat,  each character's main quotes/significance relating...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-each-characters-main-quotes-81007 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-each-characters-main-quotes-81007 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:59:05 PST <![CDATA[Why is the correspondent the  initiate in the story?]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/why-correspondent-initiate-story-79463 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/why-correspondent-initiate-story-79463 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:44:15 PST <![CDATA["The Open Boat" is a work of naturalism, which basically seeks to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-by-crane-what-do-boat-sea-shark-waves-73315 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-by-crane-what-do-boat-sea-shark-waves-73315 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:50:35 PST <![CDATA[In "The Open Boat", what do the boat, the sea, the shark, and the waves...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-by-crane-what-do-boat-sea-shark-waves-73315 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-by-crane-what-do-boat-sea-shark-waves-73315 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:40:07 PST <![CDATA[What does "open boat" symbolize  in relation to the major tenets or...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-does-open-boat-symbolize-relation-major-73015 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-does-open-boat-symbolize-relation-major-73015 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:37:59 PST <![CDATA[One of the basic themes of this and other works by Crane is that the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/first-par-section-vi-speaks-about-mad-gods-scared-72623 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/first-par-section-vi-speaks-about-mad-gods-scared-72623 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:39:10 PST <![CDATA[The first paragraph of Stephen Crane's story "The Open Boat" quickly...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-meaning-1st-par-cranss-story-related-literary-72621 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-meaning-1st-par-cranss-story-related-literary-72621 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:37:37 PST <![CDATA[Where in the short story shows that the correspondent is the initiate.]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/where-short-story-shows-that-correspondent-72653 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/where-short-story-shows-that-correspondent-72653 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:33:30 PST <![CDATA[In the first para of section VI it speaks about "mad gods" and "scared...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/first-par-section-vi-speaks-about-mad-gods-scared-72623 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/first-par-section-vi-speaks-about-mad-gods-scared-72623 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:54:51 PST <![CDATA[What is the meaning of the first paragraph of "The Open Boat" as it...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-meaning-1st-par-cranss-story-related-literary-72621 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-meaning-1st-par-cranss-story-related-literary-72621 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:41:10 PST <![CDATA[The correspondent in Crane's "The Open Boat" is the initiate who is, in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-who-initiate-does-he-have-epiphany-71869 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-who-initiate-does-he-have-epiphany-71869 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:09:12 PST <![CDATA[In "The Open Boat" who is the initiate and does he have an epiphany?]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-who-initiate-does-he-have-epiphany-71869 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/open-boat-who-initiate-does-he-have-epiphany-71869 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:05:04 PST <![CDATA[The dingy is described as small and cramped, filled with four men who...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/stephen-crane-mentions-several-details-about-dingy-71611 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/stephen-crane-mentions-several-details-about-dingy-71611 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:44:26 PST <![CDATA[Stephen Crane mentions several details about the dingy. What is the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/stephen-crane-mentions-several-details-about-dingy-71611 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/stephen-crane-mentions-several-details-about-dingy-71611 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:18:24 PST <![CDATA[The central theme of Naturalist style is that man is at the mercy of his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-quotes-show-naturalist-theme-open-boat-69305 http://www.enotes.com/open-boat/q-and-a/what-quotes-show-naturalist-theme-open-boat-69305 Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:10:09 PST