"The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane"None of them knew the color of the sky." This first sentence in Stephen Crane's “The Open Boat” implies the overall relationship between the individual and nature. This phrase also implies the limits of anyone's perspective. The men on the boat are so focused on the danger they are in, that they are oblivious and unaware of everything else; in other words, perhaps inexperienced. “The Open Boat” begins with the description of four men aboard a small boat in a rough sea. The central theme of this story concerns the confrontation with Nature itself. "The Open Boat" is Stephen Crane's account, from an outsider's point of view, of two days spent on a small boat. The Correspondent is autobiographical in nature; Stephen Crane was shipwrecked off the coast of Florida while working as a war correspondent. in “The Open Boat” portrays the author Primarily through the correspondent, Crane shows the power of nature and how a man's struggle to survive ultimately depends on fate. The correspondent's character learns that the principles of Nature are unpredictable by chance or mistake. Fate, just like life itself, is unpredictable. Stephen Crane pays special attention to the correspondent, who shares the painful task of rowing the boat with the strong oilman. As he rows, he contemplates his situation and the role nature plays in it. Men seem to know they are helpless in the face of nature....