The sentence from the story that will be easy to depict in a film version will be "the cook squatted in the bottom and looked with both eyes at the six inches of gunwale which separated him from the ocean.
The story was gotten from the open boat. It was a short story that was published by Crane and it was based on his experience after he survived a shipwreck.
The significance of the open boat was vital in symbolizing the uncertainties that occur in life. The sentence "the cook squatted in the bottom and looked with both eyes at the six inches of gunwale which separated him from the ocean" will be easily depicted in visual.
