It seemed as though every man had their own intuition of landing safely on shore. They even went as far as believing that there were people intended, in this world, t save them from danger. With the exception the oiler who has kept his head the entire time seeing the realism in their situation; although it is kind of ironic that he is the only one who doesn't make it. "A symbolic detail at the very beginning of The Open Boat prepares for the final incident, the death of the oiler. He is represented by the oar he steers:'It was a thin little oar and it seemed often ready to snap'"(Omnibus 417).
             However, the idea that each of these men thought about themselves and how each of them were going to live, this idea of comradeship is questioned. Each of these men began to question the sea, Mother Nature, and each other. "The whole affair is absurd... But no, she cannot mean to drown me. Not after all of this work"(Maggie 35). The anger built up over this frequently asked question seemed to take it's
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