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The two vessels exchange captains, and Dana is under the same master as before, but because the first mate of the Alert is a good officer, Dana finds conditions much more pleasant in his new berth.
In Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., presents a narrative of his two years as a sailor aboard the Pilgrim, trading on the coast of California ...
New York: Peter Lang, 1990. Compares Two Years Before the Mast and Francis Parkman’s The Oregon Trail (1849). Though purportedly factual, both incorporate fictive devices such as psychologically ...
Two Years Before the Mast is an intelligent, exciting, sensitive story of a young man’s transition to maturity, a vivid, convincing description of human beings’ struggle with the elements and ...
"Two Years Before the Mast - Analysis." Critical Edition of Young Adult Fiction, edited by Frank Northen Magill, eNotes.com, Inc., 1993 ...
Although Two Years Before the Mast received instant popular success at its publication because of the accuracy of its portrayal, it remains of importance to young readers because it corrects the ...
However, he befriends someone at a youth hostel in San Diego who gifts him a copy of Two Years before the Mast. The sense of community shared by the hostel's transient residents appeals to Brent ...
Discussion of themes and motifs in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Harrison Bergeron. eNotes critical analyses help you gain a deeper understanding of Harrison Bergeron so you can excel on your essay or test.
The irony here is that we find out the Host's attitude before the story is told. The Host, it seems, knows the Miller well. The Host, it seems, knows the Miller well. What can I add?
Summary: Herman Melville's Moby Dick exemplifies Romantic literature through its use of "Dark Romanticism" and the sublime, evoking awe and mystery, particularly in the character of Captain Ahab ...