An Open Boat by Alfred Noyes See - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses,
The cloud of white faces, in the black open boat,
The literary device used in these lines is personification to give the foam a human quality.
Through the characterization of sea as humanistic, animalistic and deistic, Crane profoundly believes that the sea is indifferent to human’s plight. Narrator describes the development of sea as earlier it “snarls, hisses, and bucks like a bronco” and later it purely “paces to and fro,”. This depicts that the sea can be both hurtful and helpful, sea doesn’t change its motivation in the light of men’s struggle nor it can be understood.
Because they do what’s best in the moment and don’t think as much.
The climax of To Kill a Mockingbird is when Tom Robinson is found guilty. The falling action of To Kill a Mockingbird is when Jem struggles with the judgement. Bob Ewell spits on Atticus. Jem and Atticus discuss trial process.
