How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
From the beginning, Chase had strictly, even obsessively attended to the distribution of rations aboard his boat. (10.25)
Although he makes a lot of wrong-headed choices, Chase survives because he shows unflinching determination. In fact, Chase's obsessive attitude toward rationing directly leads to his boat's high rate of survival.
Quote #8
Hendricks and his crew dared speak of a subject that had been on all their minds: whether they should eat, instead of bury, the body. (11.1)
Although this is a choice that no one should have to make, desperate times call for desperate measures. Even so, we can't help but look back at all of the foolish decisions from Chase and Pollard that forced them into this horrifying predicament.
Quote #9
But Coffin had already resigned himself to his fate. "I like it as well as any other," he said softly. (11.43)
This represents a big change for Coffin. Earlier in the journey, he had tried to pull the family card to get out of hard labor. Now, even though he has an out, he willingly sacrifices his life for his comrades.