Monday, December 3, 2012

Post #3

During this section of Endurance we find the men losing even more motivation. By now they have been through many false senses of hope. It amazes me how strong minded they have been, but I am not surprised they are starting to fall apart. If I was on their journey I would have absolutely cracked by now. Even Shackelton himself seems less of a leader and a motivator at this point. His decisions seem to be foggy right now and not as precise as they once were. His decision about food rations is not one I would have made. I understand he has been through a lot, but I was not expecting him to breakdown during this section, not yet atleast. The men all deserve credit for making it this far, however if I saw my commander losing his mind little by little I would be extremely worried. I am eager to see what comes next and how Shackelton deals with his own demons in his head.

5 comments:

  1. I agree with your statement about the food rations. When he made the desicion to allow everyone to eat as much as they want it showed Shackleton may have been starting to give up. Even if he felt as though things were falling apart, setting rations would show that he expects the men to continue onward for a while.

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  2. I agree with this whole post! After so many high hopes leading to disappointment, a leader losing it, and nothing seeming to work it is pretty amazing that these men were able to push through!

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  3. I agree that during this section of the book it is amazing how strong minded the men were after having so much false hope, but as I already know from finishing the book these men have a will that I can only dream of. They lose motivation and our mentally tested even more as the book progressed, but they hold it together although I wasn't sure how it would pan out when you see Shackelton's will being tested in this section. As James said, he is the leader and is supposed to be the strongest so when he starts to have these feelings I was afraid it would snowball out of control to all of the men and they would simply give up their will to live quickly.

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  4. i definitely agree. In shackleton's defense, its hard being a leader. To whom much is given much is expected.As a leader, if they failed this voyage, it would be his responsibility, so i understand why even he as a leader felt discouraged at this point.

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  5. I would have figured that the mens souls would have been crushed. They think they have made it so far in their journey and conditions only seem to diminish. Making food rations is a difficult call but if the men want any chance of survival they do not have a choice.

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