- Literary Term: simple sentence- a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause
- example: "Shackleton sat down."
- Quote: "There was a deep emotional attachment to the dogs. It was the basic human need to love something, the desire to express tenderness in this barren place."
- Loneliness is not an emotion that is easily dealt with by humans. We crave not only the chance to be loved, but to give love to others. When my great-aunt's husband passed away, she finally was persuaded to purchase a dog. Her personality completely changed. At last, she had someone to keep her company in the lonely confines of her home. Likewise, the men from the Endurance needed someone or something to show affection to. The dogs offered unquestionable loyalty and companionship to the men on their lonely ice island. In a land where almost nothing was certain, it was a comfort for the men to know that they would always have their beloved canine companions. Due to the fact that the dogs were unaware of the danger they were all in, their indifference to their predicament allowed the men to be more optimistic about their uncertain future.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Endurance: comforting companions
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I did one of my blogs on the dogs, and it's interesting to see how someone else presents the same idea.
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I thought that it was really sad that they had to kill the dogs. However, I like that you included a lot of good details in this post.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you included something you recognize in your life that is similar to the story. I agree with Katie that it's really terrible that they had to kill the dogs--their companions. :/
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