Stefansson’s and the crew’s moods and fears(behaviour)
Stefansson’s character & behaviour is uncaring optimistic and confident
The crew was scared, gloomy and transfixed.
They were afraid as the were going to die in the Artic Ocean , which is where a caption an and his crew died in 1881
Previous goals & events of expedition & what happened in Karluk
Karluk crashed in the artic ocean near to De Long’s Ship
narrowly survived the lost of his ship, the Endurance, when it was crashed by ice in the Wendell Sea
He later died aboard the Quest, another Antarctic no-hoper, in 1922, Scott perished then years earlier just a few miles from his base camp
How the crew passed time and what journey they were about to face
The crew of the Karluk watched and listened in horror as the frozen sea closed in on them
The staff and the frozen sea the officers gathered tightly in the sail on the Victoria concert s choosing from among more than 200 records
The scientist on board knew very little about the trials ahead
Thoughts and feelings about the future
I wish never to be hired on artic trips
Impossible to reassemble a crew & a boat
Go back home and settle down to a quiet life
Determined to save as much of my crew mates as possible
Scientists Mckinlay will always praise his captain for being the ideal man
Journal Entry: The Big Chill
