The Open Boat

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  Why aren't the men identified by name? And why is the oiler the only one whose name is given?

  Posted by neurosis on Nov 23, 2008 at 04:32 AM

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  What does "The Open Boat" say about human beings, male bonding, and survival?  How are they related?

  Posted by august6star on Sep 10, 2008 at 10:00 AM

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  In the story "The Open Boat" what do the cigars and matches symbolize?

  Posted by lena890 on Jul 19, 2008 at 06:32 PM

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  At the beginning, the characters are described collectively. Is the ending of the story a return to the collective form of the beginning? Example?

  Posted by peluza74 on Jun 11, 2008 at 03:12 AM

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  How does "The Open Boat" depict realistic writing rather than naturalistic?

  Posted by jfaulkner1987 on Apr 28, 2008 at 11:09 AM

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  What do each of these symbols represent in "The Open Boat": the sea, the gulls, and the tower?

  Posted by quinnbeecham on Mar 30, 2008 at 04:33 PM

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  How do the images used by poets during the”Imagism” period relate to the larger political realities of the period?

  Posted by maywest on Dec 8, 2007 at 08:03 PM

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  How were Stephen Crane and Henry James writtings affected by the socio-political environment of the period as reflected in their literary pieces?

  Posted by maywest on Dec 3, 2007 at 12:58 PM

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  Why does Crane repeat the passage "If I am going to be drowned..." What role does that passage play in the story as a whole?

  Posted by kgoll2 on Nov 12, 2007 at 02:44 PM

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  Why does Crane repeat three times in the passage that begins "If I am going to be drowned-if I am going to be drowned...?

  Posted by lisabm on May 20, 2007 at 12:12 PM

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  What is the resolution to this story?

  Posted by adk777 on Apr 17, 2007 at 08:09 AM

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