Figurative Language In The Open Boat

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Naturalism is a style and theory of representation based on the accurate description of detail. Stephan Crane's "The Open Boat" is a good interpretation of naturalism. This story is naturalistic due to the fact these men's lives are controlled by the sea and little mercy is shown. The sea is breaking the men down to little or nothing and showing their true flaws. In the story Crane uses imagery, figurative language, and mood to make naturalism more obvious throughout the story.
Crane uses imagery in "The Open Boat" to show multiple perspectives and to give a better visual description of naturalism within the story. In the story Crane uses many examples to show the beauty and depth in his story. When the sun was rising, Crane described the ocean, as carmine and gold had been painted upon the waters. Another example of Cranes is when they come upon the lighthouse and describes it as tower being a giant, standing with its back to the plight of ants. Crane also mentions the same light house in this quote. "Meanwhile the lighthouse
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In "The Open Boat", Crane uses much supported evidence to personify nature to bring in the full experience. In the story when one of the storms rages against the boat, Crane personifies the waves as mountain cats raging against the crew. Crane describes the men's struggle, as the serenity of nature amid the struggles of the individual, which truly means nature is doing what it always does, but the men don't have the peace and respect to signify that. The best evidence of personification and figurative language is, 'Their backbones had become thoroughly used to balancing in the boat and the now rode this wild colt of a dingy like circus men." Crane describes the dinghy like a wild colt with circus men, to show the struggle and intensity the men are having with the