We first studied the text of "The Open Boat" to locate textual evidence for tonight's essay work-the sea as a character in the story whose function is to convey theme. We noted the many adjectives and use of figurative language as well as the narrator's perspective interpreting the sea as a universal force of nature that is violent and indifferent to Mankind or his suffering.Next, as Joshua was unable to answer the essay test question, I provided instruction to assist him. I first reviewed the AP definition of "complex perspective" and then with Joshua parsed the text passage to reveal and explain the tension between the narrator's desire to honor and recall a deceased friend from the war and the impossibility of capturing the fallen soldier's essence,.