To begin our final unit on short fiction, I placed on the board the unit objectives: to explore character in terms of character change caused by a change of circumstances , values ,and/or epiphany. I further outlined how character can be shaped and defined by how a character interacts with a group and the group's attitude toward a character.We then analyzed Crane's short story "Open Boat" and located specific language and passages that reveal character change and character attitude toward the group.