The word "ordeal" means a difficult and painful experience that tests character and endurance. In "The African Queen" by C.S. Forester, Rose and Allnutt Experience an ordeal.
             In the story, Insects, Malaria, Reeds, Rapid, Lilies, and the route caused Rose and Allnutt great difficult and painful experiences on their way to the Bore River. They had to pass the Lake to the Bore River because there was no other way for them to choose. Along the Lake's sides were masses of soil. They formed a huge delta as much as thirty miles along each of its three sides. Besides, the Lake was filled half of the mud, half of water, steaming in tropical heat, overgrown with dense vegetation. It was the home of the tiny pestilent animals. When being into the Bore River, Rose and Alnutt found out that Reeds and Lilies circled them and became obstacles for them to go ahead. They had to jump into the water to pull the boat passing the obstacle. They were filthy with mud, and Reeds and insects surrounded them. That was why they had Malaria: "They were filthy with mud. Their sojourn in the semi-darkness had changed their deep sunburn into an unhealthy yellow color which was accentuated by their malaria."(pg.183)
             The route made them difficult to pass by, but the weather also caused them a painful experience. It was so hot and stormy. On the way to the Bore River, Rose and Alnutt could not tolerate the hot weather. They looked like having steam baths in the middle of the day. Their skin color changed and became patches: "the sun blazed down upon them with a crushing violence they had not known in the sunless gorges of the upper river. The heat was colossal"(Pg138). Even though the weather's heat, they still steered the boat down the River to fight with the German. While they prepared a plan to attack the enemy, a storm came. Thunder and the strong wind scared them. They had to struggle with the wind to maintain their balance on the boat. The following rain-wet...