No, this not an excerpt from my own journal at all.
Rather, it's an excerpt from the book 'Dracula'. One of my absolute fav books, which has had it's reputation absolutely destroyed by popular interpretations. Seriously, don't judge the book by all the myths that surround it.
Personally, I love what Bram Stoker did with this one part. It's the journal of a Russian Captain.
If you've got time, read it through.
Start at : "THE LOG OF THE "DEMETER"
http://www.enotes.com/dracula-text/chapter-vii?start=3
11/14/09
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"But I am captain, and I must not leave my ship. But I shall baffle this fiend or monster, for I shall tie my hands to the wheel when my strength begins to fail, and along with them I shall tie that which He—It!—dare not touch; and then, come good wind or foul, I shall save my soul, and my honour as a captain."
ReplyDeleteIn the face of such threat, this resolve is an essence that supersedes human characteristics. To have this strength of character... it would probably change the way I think about some things.
That's what I love about this book, is how it contrasts Human nobility with evil.
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