". . . Worsley obtained a sight which removed all doubt that what they had sighted was Clarence Island, 52 miles away. Even more important, the position showed that the westerly set of their drift had been arrested, and that they had gone 8 miles very nearly due north in the past two days. An enormous wave of relief passed through the party" (135).
This quote is an example of the changing mood of the novel. Everyone became less optimistic than they were when the ship first sank. Their optimism lasted for a long duration but began to lessen after being stranded on the floe for a long time. The sight of land changed everyone's state of mind to something more hopeful. This change was very important to the crew because they were beginning to become restless from the repetition they experienced everyday on the floe with nowhere to go. They were unable to take to the boats until the floe broke apart.
People sometimes experience changes in their state of mind based off of what happens to them or others. It could be for the better or for the worse. This in turn can affect the mood they are in and display around others. This in turn can affect the mood of those around them, being for the better or worse.
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