ANALYZE the opening lines of the novel: "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men."
1. How are ships compared to man's wish?
2. Who is the Watcher?
3. Why is Time capitalized?
4. What does resignation mean? Why would the Watcher turn away in resignation?
5. What does "mocked" mean?
6. EXPLAIN what these lines mean in your own words.
7. What do you think this novel is going to be about
1. They carry the man's wish and decide what happens with the wish.
2. The watcher is the person who makes the wish seeing what will happen with it. He turns his head because he gives up hope.
3. It puts the emphasis that a man's life doesnt last forever and only time can tell what will happen.
4. The act of accepting something. He might turn away because he cant take in what happened to him or what is happening.
5. They are being immitated by death and death takes over before his wish comes true.
6. A mans wish can either come true or it can sail away and not come true. The person who makes the wish decides to give up hope that this wont come true.
7. Someones life, and someone trying to gain respect from other people.
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