The correct answer to this open question is the following.
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"The Open Boat" is based on Crane's experience in a shipwreck. Considering this, we can infer that the perspective about life the narrator is expressing is that an individual has to be ready to confront life adversities, no matter the circumstances.
Stephen Crane(1871-1900) is the author of "The Open Boat," based on a true story and his horrible experience during a shipwreck. Indeed he was a survivor of a shipwreck and tried to share his experience to tell readers about the importance of being ready to endure difficult times and be ready to overcome adversity in life.
