"Walking was treacherous because the porous ice would unexpectedly give way, letting a man plunge into a water-filled ice pocket up to his knees or even his waist" (76).
This quote is an example of figurative language. It uses imagery to show the reader how bad the conditions were after they abandoned ship. The effectiveness of the quote is that is shows that the members had to be very careful on their journey. One thing that this really affected was how cold and wet they were. They ended up only being able to keep so many pairs of socks and mittens, but could only keep the clothes on their back and about two pounds of personal items each. Therefore, if they got wet, then they stayed wet until they gradually dried.
This can relate to anyone's life in the simple matter that all over the world, there are different obstacles we have to face on journeys we undertake. Some being simple in that a vehicle makes it easier to pass, but others are very difficult such as what the men on the Endurance went through.
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