By: Rudyard Kipling

Captains Courageous

              

 

               

 

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)was born in Bombay on 18 January 1865Died on 1936 Received his education in England at the United

Services College, Westward Ho, Biddeford.Was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist.Remembered for his celebration of British

imperialism, also tales,poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children

The Jungle Book-1894The Man Who Would Be King -1888Mandalay -1890), Gunga Din-1890

Author Info

Harvey Cheyne Manuel FidelloCapt. Disko Troop Frank Burton Cheyne Uncle SaltersDan Troop Long Jack Capt. Walt Cushman PriestDr. Finley Bob Tyler 'Doc'Charles Jamison

Characters

Grand Banks of Newfoundland in Canada and in a luxury liner in Boston.

Setting

Harvey Cheyne, the spoiled son of a millionaire, falls from the deck of an ocean liner during a heavy fog. He is rescued by the crew of a fishing schooner bound for the Grand Banks

Disko Troop, Of the many characters in Captains Courageous is an extraordinary spirit aboard the We’re here. Disko Troop furthers himself to be forgiving and merciful. He also is presented as judgmental. Superstitious is another appropriate label. Also Disko Troop is skillful. The captain is also balanced upon values.

Characters

The mentions of elephants was most likely derived from Kipling's experiences in India where he was born.

In the text “The great green closed over him, and he went quietly to sleep", "the great green" is an Ancient Egyptian name for the open sea.

Theme - A snotty young rich kid learns about life the hard way when he falls overboard and is rescued by the crew of a fishing boat.

Old English

Literary Elements

The title comes from the ballad "Mary Ambree", which starts "When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt". Kipling had already used the same title for an article on businessmen as the new adventurers, published in The Times of 23 Nov. 1892,

Literary elements

Harvey Cheyne is the son of a wealthy railroad magnate raised and pretty spoiled. By his over-indulgent parents. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen on the Grand Banks, the young Harvey cannot persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince them of his wealth. However, the Captain of the We're Here, Disko Troop, offers him a job as part of the crew until they return to port. With no other choice, Harvey accepts. There follows a series of trials and adventures so he learns to adjust to his rough new life. With the help of his friend, the captain's son, Dan Troop, he makes fine progress. Eventually, the schooner returns to port and Harvey wires his parents. They rush to the fishing town in Gloucester, Massachusetts and find to their amazement that their child has become an industrious, serious and considerate young man. The couple travel in Cheyne's private rail car, the "Constance", taken from San Diego to Chicago as a special train, hauled by sixteen locomotives in succession and taking precedence over 177 other trains. "Two and half minutes would be allowed for changing engines; three for watering and two for coaling." The "Constance" is then attached to the scheduled express "New York Limited" to Buffalo. Then the New York Central takes her to Albany, and finally the Boston and Albany completes the trip to Boston. The entire trip took 87 hours 35 minutes. Harvey's mother rewards the seaman who initially rescued Harvey. Harvey's father rewards Captain Troop by hiring Dan to work on his prestigious tea clipper fleet, and is delighted at his son's new maturity and their relationship dramatically improves even as Harvey decides to begin his career with his father's shipping lines. Disko Troop got his forename because he was born on board his father's ship when it was iced in near Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland. One of the sailors, Long Jack, sometimes calls him Discobolus.

Plot Summary

I liked this book because it has a deep meaning behind it. That lesson is to get through ever obstacle that life hand at you even you think it will be impossible.

Also it kept my attention, very interesting.

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