ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the main character of “The Open Boat”?
A
captain
B
correspondent
C
oiler
D
cook
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main character in the story is the correspondent. He is an alter-ego of the author, Stephen Crane. The correspondent is the unnamed protagonist of the story. The narrator uses the correspondent’s perspective in the story and is not a crew member of the sunken ship SS Commodore.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the first five sections of “The Open Boat, ” the correspondent’s challenges to the sea, which he associates with nature and fate, reveal his desire to make sense of surviving the ship only to drown in the dinghy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: In Stephen Crane’s ‘’The Open Boat”, the correspondent is a journalist who is trying to survive being shipwrecked with the three other men (Billie, the cook, and the captain). The correspondent’s job is to assist Billie in rowing the boat as they try to make it back to shore.

Detailed explanation-4: -Correspondent. The unnamed correspondent is a journalist who survives a shipwreck and is forced to battle the open seas on a ten-foot lifeboat with three other men-the captain, the oiler, and the cook… Captain. Oiler. Cook. Life-saving man. 29-Mar-2018

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