Part 4 Ch 1-3 Endurance. Lit term-pathos

Part 4 starts from the departure of Patience Camp and ends on Elephant Island, meaning the men are almost always afloat during this section of the novel. For the first s, the men camped upon an iceberg, got a meal, slept, and took turns surveying the berg to ensure safety. Several times throughout these chapters, then men narrowly escape death while rowing, whether it be from the wind, waves, or ice, they were lucky to get out alive. Eventually, the crew was forced to stay up all night and row, getting only milk and biscuits as food. They fought hunger, frost bite, thirst, and worst of all, exhaustion. This entire part is filled with suspense making it nearly impossible for the reader to put it down.

Pathos is the term i picked for this section, because the reader is constantly sad for the individuals living in this situation. For example, "As the hours dragged by and their agony deepened, the men in the Docker fought back with the single pitifully ridiculous weapon they had--curses." Their situation was so soul-crushing that the men would just swear at everything, making the reader feel even worse for them to go through such torment.