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Shackleton mostly uses the chronological structure to reveal and reflect on the events in the chapter “Across South Georgia.”
Shackleton begins the chapter by describing the climatic conditions. He describes the strong sun and soft snow. He writes of the huge inaccessible mountains.
He describes the way in which the crew members climb to the mountaintop. The adze, a cutting tool, is their best friend, allowing them to carve footholds in the snowy slopes.
Shackleton tells readers how the crew members get over their initial disappointment when they reach the peak and realize they will have to descend 1,500 feet to a bed of crushed ice.
Shackleton’s descriptions explain the distinct geographical features of Antarctica. For example, the crew crosses a bergschrund—a gap formed when a moving glacier ice moves away from stagnant ice—that is 1.5 miles long and 1,000 feet deep.
Shackleton brings the wildlife of Antarctica alive for readers when he introduces the penguins, which live only in the southern hemisphere: “We could see the little wave-ripples on the black beach, penguins strutting to and fro, and dark objects that looked like seals lolling lazily on the sand.”
Shackleton talks about the whaling station and the wharf. The wharf‘s manager melted their “coldness” with his warm gestures.
Plans are made to rescue the entire team.
The chapter ends with Shackleton thanking God for watching over the three men: “I know that during that long and racking march of thirty-six hours over the unnamed mountains and glaciers of South Georgia it seemed to me often that we were four, not three.”
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