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Answer 1

@Vocaloid

Answer 2

Hi Nicole,
The passage seems like it's about the pilot of a ship, who is pretty new to their job. There is a major conflict in the passage, in that the narrator--the pilot of the ship--thinks that the ship is in danger and is frantically trying to make evasive maneuvers. The passage resolves when, apparently, it's revealed that the ship is not in danger. It seems that the pilot was being intentionally deceived somehow, from his remark to the captain "It was a fine trick to play on an orphan, wasn't it?", which I assume refers to the captain playing a trick on him in some way.
The passage does seem to just be an excerpt, so if you have access to the full writing, it might be helpful to reference that. Judging by the excerpt itself, I think some ideas to write about might include:
-The experience of being new to a job, and not knowing how to respond to situations. The mistakes made as a result of inexperience
-The value of making mistakes and learning from them. Particularly, when the captain says "I hope you won't [forget]; I want you to learn something by that experience", even though the experience itself is embarrassing
-The mistake of being overly cautious, which comes to mind for me because, at the end of the passage, the pilot reveals that he knew there was no bottom in the crossing (implying the ship was never in danger) but still reacted as if it was an emergency.
These are just some ideas to get the ball rolling. Perhaps there is even more you can take away from this passage.

Answer 3

Wow thanks voca!!!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

yikes

it's been a very long time since I've read this book

but ideally you would want to skim through the book/look up interesting quotes from the book and explain what they mean and how they relate to the prompts

Answer 6

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Answer 7

a couple that I can see at first glance:

- I felt like the unarmed mariner when he is rescued... (sentence 2)
- I felt like one who had escaped a hungry den of lions (sentence 3)
- I was in the midst of thousands... children of a common Father (sentence 9?)
- falling into the hands of kidnappers...as the ferocious beasts of the forest

the main purpose of a metaphor, in general, is to emphasize an argument or idea. the first few metaphors, Douglas uses metaphors to describe himself as a mariner being rescued from a pirate to emphasize the feeling of liberation and to portray his captors as pirates (first metaphor) and hungry lions (second metaphor)

the third metaphor, about being in the midst of his "bretheren", he compares them to siblings to emphasize their common roots/cultural background/personal experiences, and contrasts this idea with him being "a perfect stranger"

the fourth metaphor is to cast a negative light on his captors, dehumanizing them by comparing them to "ferocious beasts"

something like that i guess, I might have missed something but this should help you get started

Answer 8

So theres more metaphors than the ones that you just wrote?

Answer 9

those are the ones I see upon reading it

the important part isn't to identify every single possible metaphor though, just the most important ones, and to explain why they're important and what purpose they serve to Douglas' narrative

Answer 10

Got it... Thank so much Voca!