Book Analysis: The Endurance

The Endurance The story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew’s voyage to the arctic was one worthy of countless volumes. Yet the defining moment of their epic journey, was not their voyage to the arctic itself, nor their amazing plans, but it was their survival through the “polar night”; a time of complete darkness and isolation. So what caused this crew to not just survive, but to thrive in spite of their frightening situation? In this essay I will argue three points for what I believe may have made all difference in the world for their survival.
The first aspects that I believe made a large impact on their overall survival, was the fact that they were not focused on the peril they were in; rather, they were focused on each other. In the book Endurance it talks about the rambunctious yet caring group of sailors they had aboard the ship named Endurance. They would play pranks on each other, tell stories, perform songs, and other ludicrous socials. It says in Philippians 2:4-5,” Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” Even in the Bible we …show more content…
We can see in the book Endurance, that nearly every night they played music. When uplifting music is being played, your mind is on the music, not your feelings. On pg. 177 of Education it says, “…rightly employed, it (music) is a precious gift of God, designed tso uplift the thoughts to high and noble themes, to inspire and elevate the soul.” Mrs. White continues on writing about the positive effects of music, demonstrating the positive effects that the music aboard the Endurance could have had on the moods of the crew members. When the order was given to abandon ship, Shackleton told one of the men aboard, to bring along his banjo. I believe he understood the effects music could have on his stranded