The Open Boat Summaries
...ke an animal, or a horse jumping over a fence, a “bucking bronco.” The reader will have a sense of foreshadowing when the writer mentions that “a single wave could be the final outburst.” Then, it turns to day time; the men on the boat knew it was now, due to the color of the water. Then all of a sudden, the correspondent and oilier begin arguing about the difference between the life-saving station and the house of refuge, and which one they were going to head to. Section 2: In the beginning of this section, the waves begin to get worse, and the shipmate have a feeling that something is going to happen and they are not going to make it ashore. Although they captain tries to reassure them that everything will be ok, but the shipmates are not that optimistic. Birds begin to surround the shipmates, and this time g...