Nature can be seen as one's best friend or worst enemies at times. It is unpredictable and brings along suffering for the people who are affected. In the story "The Open Boat" nature is enemy towards the men. There are many instances where nature could have taken them out, but the men held on for dear life. In many cases people think that nature will always end the battle and win the battle, but that is not the case in this story. The four men will not go down without a fight. The theme of man versus nature can be seen in Crane's Open Boat through nature neglecting the men, the men struggling to survive and the men winning the battle.
The struggle between nature was the greatest obstacle the men had to face. Throughout the story, nature ignores the men and constantly sends conflict their way. "None of them knew the color of the sky" (338), the men didn’t know the color of the sky because the clouds covered the sky. Although they could not see the color of the sky, the men were aware that a storm was near. They were focused on the storm, but …show more content…
The storm left the men stranded searching for refuge and food. Nature's events harmed the men more than it helped them and the men were beginning to realize this. From the events the men despise nature and speak of nature as if it is a woman and all that she has done to them and they think that she does not know what she is doing and her power should be taken away. They begin to question their fate once again asking why have they been bought this far only to drown and they will not give her the satisfaction of drowning them because man is superior. Even though the men are unsure as to why nature has brought them this far, they are concerned at the same token as to why they weren't killed in the beginning when the waves began to overtake the boat or then the seagull and shark tormented
The struggle between nature was the greatest obstacle the men had to face. Throughout the story, nature ignores the men and constantly sends conflict their way. "None of them knew the color of the sky" (338), the men didn’t know the color of the sky because the clouds covered the sky. Although they could not see the color of the sky, the men were aware that a storm was near. They were focused on the storm, but …show more content…
The storm left the men stranded searching for refuge and food. Nature's events harmed the men more than it helped them and the men were beginning to realize this. From the events the men despise nature and speak of nature as if it is a woman and all that she has done to them and they think that she does not know what she is doing and her power should be taken away. They begin to question their fate once again asking why have they been bought this far only to drown and they will not give her the satisfaction of drowning them because man is superior. Even though the men are unsure as to why nature has brought them this far, they are concerned at the same token as to why they weren't killed in the beginning when the waves began to overtake the boat or then the seagull and shark tormented