tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432832965657953047.post3256374900543808632..comments2024-03-10T03:35:44.159-07:00Comments on psycovate: Endurance and MotivationM Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04549943950936632945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432832965657953047.post-48906052499257010492012-09-30T00:37:26.410-07:002012-09-30T00:37:26.410-07:00A lot of us have been commenting on the characteri...A lot of us have been commenting on the characteristics and personalities of the men on board the Endurance and how slow this first part was as a result. I think it was hard to avoid pointing out how much time was spent on this - most of the first part of the book contained fairly detailed descriptions. I remember when I first started reading and thought that this was strange. In most books, the characters are described more slowly with less detail all at once (except for major protagonists, like Shackleton, for example). I had never read a book that so quickly and thoroughly set the stage for so many characters in so few pages. I think it's important though, because of what you said about motivation. In my post, I talked about how Shackleton had looked for certain qualities that would make the men less likely to become mutinous. I think those same characteristics form one larger sense of motivation. All of the men were of the motivated type, but together it seems like they're becoming on giant wall of motivation. Almost like one living, breathing unit.<br /><br />It will be interesting to continue forward and consider the slight differences of each member of the team and how their personal qualities affect the overall dynamic of the group.mollyachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351354223425472610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432832965657953047.post-19291207014243666802012-09-26T06:00:38.396-07:002012-09-26T06:00:38.396-07:00I agree with your comment that the book was diffic...I agree with your comment that the book was difficult to continue reading. I also thought it was a little too detail oriented which caused me to lose interest quick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038046230188632329noreply@blogger.com