We are given short descriptions or no descriptions of the crew members. We only know that the cook has big forearms and the captain is injured. These descriptions leave it up to the reader to create these characters in their own mind, thus creating a personal connection. In many ways the reader can identify with the crew members. The correspondent (also the narrator) says, "If I'm drowning, why... was I allowed to get this far..." It's descriptive, strong, and relatable, so it makes people start thinking about their own situations . People usually do their best but they don't always succeed. If everything we do will never be good enough, then why even try? At this point people begin to complain and demand an explanation from whatever god they worship Our past. The correspondent recounts this to his childhood when he saw a dying soldier and felt that he was not important, but now that he is in that situation he realizes how “severe, sad and beautiful” he really was. specific descriptions of the boat and the water are constantly provided. The crane personifies non-living beings and gives them more importance than the main characters. The perspective/descriptions of the boat and water change throughout the story. and dangerously high at first, but when men begin to lose hope and defy the gods, the water is no longer mentioned and if it is calm. Furthermore, seagulls fly around and the weather does not change regardless of the men's situation. Therefore reinforcing the idea that nature is indifferent to man. Crew members desperately use confirmation bias, the tendency to seek or