Quote- "They had no medals or decorations to bestow- only their heart-felt admiration for an accomplishment which perhaps only they would ever fully appreciate."
Discussion- The men are exhausted, but fear that the Caird will be pulled out to sea or dashed into the rocks keeps them all awake. After many things are removed from the ship to decrease its weight, including the deck, the men can finally muster the strength to pull the boat farther up on the shore. Shackleton realizes that with the state the ship is in , the best option is for him and a few men to travel across the island on foot to reach the whaling ports. They sail to the head of King Haakon Bay so that Shackleton, Worsley, and Crean could start off from more hospitable terrain. Once the weather allowed it, the three men shook hands with the others and quickly set off. To the disappointment of the party, they were required to retrace their steps many times because their current path was impassable. The three men walk into the port of Stromness, looking a ghastly sight, and Shakleton is taken to the house of his aqauintance, the regular factory manager. At first the manager did not recognize Shackleton, for all three of the men were heavily bearded, with stark white skin, except for the soot on their faces, and wore pitifully tattered clothes. Once Shackleton identifies himself, the men are immediately given the star treatment. The quote shows that even though the men may not have done exactly what they set out to do when the expedition started, they ended up doing so much more. Their battle was over, and they have won. They were alive and well, and that is more than they could have asked for. They bathe, shave, feast, and put on fresh clothes. The Samson is sent to retrieve the rest of the men at King Haakon Bay. Shackleton was anxious to rescue the remaining castaways, but three attempts failed due to the unrelenting ice. On August 30, a ship was sighted off the coast of Elephant Island. The castaways cheered loudly and rushed onto the ship. At last they had been rescued.
Nina, I realize this post has the tag of Epilogue; however, I do not see the term in the post nor do I see the part where you discuss the purpose or effectiveness of the term. I'll check another post. Be sure to do the above for all terms. you can go back and "edit posts" on your dashboard.
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I apologize Mrs. Sander, I did not tag it because I used it as a term, I only tagged it because the Epilogue of the book was summarized or somehow included in this post. I tagged it as a topic, not a term. I can untag it if you like.
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