After the rescue squad leaves, the other 22 men are forced to live in blizzard-like conditions during this section in part 5. Almost immediately, the men construct a proper, structured hut with the two remaining boats as the roof. The fort had many problems, but as they arose, they were solved with surprising skill. Overall, this section was boring, for it was just the daily problems that the men ran into. The reader was kept occupied with several medical procedures, the fortification of the hut, and the daily watches for a rescue ship. The part concludes with the men still waiting as it is mid August.
A great majority of these chapters describes the setting of the hut and of the outside, snow-covered island. For example, "During the day enough light filtered through the canvas roofing so that the men could make their way about..." The other instances of setting reference would be the glacial cave they would go to to harvest ice (to use for water) and the sleeping arrangements spread about the floor of the fort.
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