People in the arena involuntarily

Aurore 2022-03-23 09:01:30

Theme: In order to maintain the operation of the battleship, the captains are involuntarily in the rivers and lakes.

The captain's inner struggle: to save the whole ship or to give up a person who fell into the water; in order to achieve the strategic goal, the captain violated what he had promised his staff before: docked to observe the creatures, but in the end, in order to save his life, he changed his mind. This highlights that the captain is still a real person.

The captain's role is portrayed: self-esteem and responsibility; maintaining discipline on board, that is, the class relationship between officers and soldiers.

Dramatic Pressure: Always hunted by Hell. The crew died one after another as a result of the fighting.

The story has many details of life on board: military training, different occupations on the crew, such as medical officer

The foreshadowing of the script: the worms on the island become a series of plots

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Extended Reading

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World quotes

  • Capt. Jack Aubrey: Do you want to see a guillotine in Piccadilly?

    Crew: No!

    Capt. Jack Aubrey: Want to call that raggedy-ass Napoleon your king?

    Crew: No!

    Capt. Jack Aubrey: You want your children to sing the "La Marseillaise?"

    Crew: NO!

  • [the crew watch brain surgery performed on the ship's deck]

    Able Seaman: Is them 'is brains, doctor?

    Dr. Stephen Maturin: No, that's just dried blood. THOSE are his brains.

    [the crew oohs and aahs]