Part III Chapters 4-6

A life boat of the Titanic

The crew's food supply is beginning to reach an all time low. They are quickly running out of food. Some of the men even joke about cannibalism. When the mens' spirits are at an all time low, they see land. It is one of the tiny danger islets 42 miles away from the men. They know, however; that because of the condition of the ice ahead they will not be able to reach the land. With the lack of food, and the inability to go to land, the men have little motivation to do anything, but Just when it seems the crew is going to run out of food, they sight two seals, killing one. Then, the floe splits. The men are able to work through it and another split without to much trouble. Then, Wild sees a sea leopard, and is able to kill it for nearly 1,000 pounds of food. Lansing writes, "With one bullet it, seemed, Wild had changed the whole complexion of their lives." The dogs as well are shot for food. The swell then breaks up even more, forcing the crew to decide whether or not to ship off in their boats. The going out on lifeboats, made me think of the titanic. The people that would survive the wreck would have to get into a life boat first, and as that represented life for the people who were on the titanic, it also represents life for the crew of the endurance because it can bring them to land.
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