History Literature / TheGrainShip

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* DrunkWithPower: Mr. Barnes demonstrates this trope when given the option to dock the ship for a few days. Despite the concern Draper addresses of [[spoiler: the rest of the crew dying]] if they don't dock for a few days, Mr. Barnes makes the decision to continue forward so he can obtain glory and respect, and even goes as far as to put down any form of opposition to his plan.
** Even when Draper is trying to help him, he accuses Draper of trying to steal his power, being too short-sighted to care about anything else.

* {{Foil}}: The skipper and Mr. Barnes foil each other regarding the way they take p the role of captain. While the skipper cares more about the good of the crew than his life, Mr. Barnes would sacrifice his crew to further his ambitions.

* Foil: The skipper and Mr. Barnes foil each other regarding the way they take p the role of captain. While the skipper cares more about the good of the crew than his life, Mr. Barnes would sacrifice his crew to further his ambitions.

* Foreshadowing: The abandoned grain ship that is mentioned in the beginning of the story foreshadows the significance of Drapers last experience as a sailor.

This story highlights hierarchy and power dynamics that can form from the roles each crew member has on a ship. The conflict that these characters face reflects both Man vs. Nature and Man vs. Man in the way where the forces of nature begin the main conflict of the story, and the conflict that emerges due to the power dynamics of the ship further complicate the conflict.

This story highlights hierarchy and power dynamics that can form from the roles each crew member has on a ship. The [[Conflict Conflict]] that these characters face reflects both Man vs. Nature and Man vs. Man in the way where the forces of nature begin the main conflict of the story, and the conflict that emerges due to the power dynamics of the ship further complicate the conflict.

This story highlights hierarchy and power dynamics that can form from the roles each crew member has on a ship. The [[Conflict]] that these characters face reflects both Man vs. Nature and Man vs. Man in the way where the forces of nature begin the main conflict of the story, and the conflict that emerges due to the power dynamics of the ship further complicate the conflict.

This story highlights hierarchy and power dynamics that can form from the roles each crew member has on a ship. The [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Conflict Conflict] that these characters face reflects both Man vs. Nature and Man vs. Man in the way where the forces of nature begin the main conflict of the story, and the conflict that emerges due to the power dynamics of the ship further complicate the conflict.

This story highlights hierarchy and power dynamics that can form from the roles each crew member has on a ship. The Conflict that these characters face reflects both Man vs. Nature and Man vs. Man in the way where the forces of nature begin the main conflict of the story, and the conflict that emerges due to the power dynamics of the ship further complicate the conflict.

* TheMutiny: After hearing Draper arguing with Mr. Barnes to dock the ship, the rest of the crew joined together to argue against Mr. Barne's decision.
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"[[http://scalar.usc.edu/works/eng395/media/the-grain-ship?path=media/gs-pic-1 The Grain Ship]]" Is a fictional short story published in 1914 by Morgan Robertson. It takes the perspective of a former sailor and current line-rider for a cattle company who comes across Draper, a former sailor who recovers from nine years of amnesia after seeing a rat. After proclaiming his hatred for the sea and learning the ropes of being a line-rider, Draper reveals the mystery of an abandoned grain ship that was found in the Biscay sea with no documents and plenty of dead rats. The former sailor decides to share his story in case anyone can find more answers and back up Draper's experience with more facts.

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* DrunkWithPower: Mr. Barnes demonstrates this trope when given the option to dock the ship for a few days. Despite the concern Draper addresses of [[spoiler: the rest of the crew dying]] if they don't dock for a few days, Mr. Barnes makes the decision to continue forward so he can obtain glory and respect, and even goes as far as to put down any form of opposition to his plan. Even when Draper is trying to help him, he accuses Draper of trying to steal his power, being too short-sighted to care about anything else.

* AbandonShip: Draper was forced to abandon ship once Mr. Barnes becomes DrunkWithPower and delirious from [[Spoiler: the disease and tries to attack him]] to protect his position.

* DrunkWithPower: Mr. Barnes demonstrates this trope when given the option to dock the ship for a few days. Despite the concern Draper addresses of [[spoiler: the rest of the crew dying]] if they don't dock for a few days, Mr. Barnes makes the decision to continue forward so he can obtain glory and respect, and even goes as far as to put down any form of opposition to his plan.

* DiseaseByAnotherName: Although it is not named, the symptoms that are described in the story closely resemble rabies.

* SoleSurvivor: As Draper's experience is being told, it is revealed to us that the grain ship was abandoned due to [[spoiler: a deadly disease spread by rats]] that affected everyone on the ship except for Draper.

* [[=SoleSurvivor=]]: As Draper's experience is being told, it is revealed to us that the grain ship was abandoned due to [[spoiler: a deadly disease spread by rats]] that affected everyone on the ship except for Draper.

"[[http://scalar.usc.edu/works/eng395/media/the-grain-ship?path=media/gs-pic-1 The Grain Ship]]" Is a fictional short story published in 1914 by Morgan Robertson. It takes the perspective of a former sailor and current line-rider for a cattle company who comes across Draper, a former sailor who recovers from nine years of amnesia after seeing a rat. After proclaiming his hatred for the sea and learning the ropes of being a line-rider, Draper reveals the mystery behind an abandoned grain ship that was found in the Biscay sea with no documents and plenty of dead rats.

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