"Many of the men half-stumbled about aimlessly, scuffling their feet in the pebbles, or bending down to pick up a handful of rocks; some even dropped full length to the ground to feel its sublime solidity beneath them. For a time a few men simply sat down, shivering uncontrollably and mumbling gibberish to themselves" (178).
That quote is pretty self explanatory. Its comparable to having a really long car ride to a vacation spot, and the minute you get out, you're like yes, I'm finally here no more having to listen to my sister anymore. Except for, it was 497 days and their lives were on the line, and their vacation spot was just a piece of land, solid ground.
The journal entries during chapter 2 reveal alot about the morale and the plan. Shackleton writes to his crew about the possibility of him dying. A TRAGEDY was what I thought was going to happen and the beginning of this book. But now, the theme is living in danger hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.
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