Critical Analysis: “Captains Courageous” by Rudyard Kipling
Captains Courageous was written by Rudyard Kipling near the end of the late 1890s. The story takes place on the Grand Banks off the east coast and stars a spoiled rich boy named Harvey Cheyne. Harvey Cheyne was the son of a millionaire father and an over-caring mother. Harvey’s father was in the railroad business and owned many railroads across the United States; due to this, Harvey and his family owned homes in approximately five states including New York.
The story starts off in a big-liner (a large boat), and in that in that boat are a group of men discussing about Harvey and his background. In general, these men do not like Harvey. As the men are talking, Harvey walks into the room. Harvey is on the boat with his mother; they are both traveling to Europe so Harvey can receive an education. Harvey starts bragging to the men that he as only been sick once this whole trip. Once he starts talking his cigarette goes out. He then asks the men if they happen to have any real Turkish cigarettes on them. One German man comes out from the corner and offers a “stogie”; Harvey does not believe that will cure his craving. Harvey takes one puff of the “stogie” and becomes sick. Harvey stumbles out the door onto the main deck. Harvey leans off the railing and accidentally falls off without his mother knowing.
Nearby, a Gloucester fishing boat just beginning a three-month trip spots Harvey floating in the water. The We’re Here sends out one of their crew members, named Manuel to rescue Harvey. Harvey wakes from his unconsciousness to find himself in a small room where he is unfamiliar with the surroundings. He looks across the room to see a boy, nearly the same age, named Dan. Dan introduces himself and turns out to be the son of the captain of the We’re Here. Harvey is no longer on the liner; he’s on the We’re Here. Dan exclaims to Harvey that he is wanted on the deck by Dan’s father, Disko. Harvey has never been ordered to do anything in his lifetime and asks that Disko come to him. Dan is surprised and gets Harvey to finally go. On the deck, Disko tells Harvey that they will not go back to shore until the three months of their fishing trip were over. Instead of Harvey being thankful that the crew had rescued him, he demands that he be brought back to New York. Disko, the man that he is, doesn’t tolerate that kind of nonsense and punches Harvey in the nose.
The Essay on Three Men in Boat
The book is narrated in the first person by the author, who is referred to as ‘J’ by his friends. It begins with J, and his friends harris and George, deciding to take a boat trip up the Thames from Kingston to oxford, and then back again (the book was written in 1888, when boating on the Thames was enormously popular). They are unanimous in agreeing that this is a good idea (except ...
Over the long voyage, Harvey learns basic and even complex fisherman skills. As help on the boat, Harvey performs basic chores as his part of being a crew member of the We’re Here. As the days go by, you begin to see the changes throughout Harvey’s personality. He loses his spoiled attitude and becomes unselfish and responds to orders generously. Also on the trip, Harvey and Dan form a good friendship and partnership. Over the story there aren’t any major plot twists, rather side stories concerning other crew members.
Now that the trip is over, Harvey telegraphs his parents which are across the United States on the west side which believe Harvey had died months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Cheyne quickly make the arrangements for their private car to take them across the country to meet Harvey for the first time since about three months prior. Mr. and Mrs. Cheyne finally arrive and can’t believe that Harvey is alive and okay. Harvey’s father meets Disko and the rest of the crew for the first time and swap stories. While Disko and Mr.Cheyne are talking, Harvey announces that he does not want to have the occupation of his father in the future, but in a job concerning the ocean and fisherman. Now that everything is over with, Harvey waves good-bye to the We’re Here and its crew.
The Essay on Towneley Cycle Story of Noah and Gill
The Towneley cycle is a story line created in the seventeenth centaury with playwrights who expressed a significant amount of hatred against. Hatred was the major theme put forwad by the playwrights. Male superiority, is another element of the Towneley cycle as the as this stories portrayed the male as angelic representations of human beings whose only major problem were their wife’s who had to ...
The book closes off in the future while Harvey is still attending college. Alongside him comes Dan. Harvey tells Dan that he will discontinue attending college and become one of the crew members of the We’re Here forever.
