Question

summary of we are not afraid to die if we can all be together

Answer 1

The first phase was about 105,000 kilometres up to the South African seaport of Cape Town, which passed off very pleasantly. The second part of the journey was for 150,000 kilometres. This phase was completed in Australia. On 25th December, the writer's ship was in the southern Indian Ocean, 3500 kilometres to the east of Cape Town. The family celebrated their new year(1977) on board the ship. Next came a phase when the ship was caught in the stormy seas. The weather suddenly became very terrible. The writer thought that their ship would ride over the waves but were heavily caught amidst the stormy situations at the sea. There was water everywhere and they found the ship to be sinking. The condition was extremely helpless and very pathetic. Water was gushing in from everywhere. Debris was floating across the cabins. The electric pump was also not working as it had short-circuited. They had to keep pumping and steering all night long. The writer's daughter's head had swollen and she had a deep injury. However, the bravery of the strong-willed children is noteworthy in the story. On January 4, they breathed a sigh of relief after having survived 36 hours of continuous pumping. However, their relief seemed to be quite short-lived because by evening that day the sea again witnessed bad weather. This is the turning point of the story when we see the author consoling the children. It was quite amazing that the children exclaimed "...we aren't afraid of dying if we can all be together." This led to the building energy and enthusiasm inside a very extremely fatigued writer. He decided to heave and fight the sea. Next day saw a very bright morning. He was welcomed by his children who exclaimed "You are the best daddy in the world." He rushed to the deck and to his amazement, gazed at the stark outline of Ile Amsterdam. It seemed to him to be the most beautiful island in the world. They anchored off shore for the night and then were welcomed by the 28 inhabitants of the island the next morning. All along, the only thing which filled the writer's mind was the undeterred courage which his wife Mary showed, his daughter who didn't worry about her head injury and his son who wasn't afraid of dying

Answer 2

 The story “We are not afraid to die if we can all be together” is an example of the fact that courage, bravery, and togetherness can be a remedy for any illness of the world. The story is about a family who decides to set forth their journey around the world in their ship Wavewalker. The family comprised of the narrator, his wife Mary, son Jonathan and daughter Suzanne who their set sail from Plymouth, England along with two experienced sailors – Larry Vigil, an American and Herb Seigler. In the midst of their journey, they faced a very heavy storm in which they have almost predicted that they would not see the morning of the next day. On the other hand, the two children were so optimistic that they said that they are not afraid of any hardship if the whole family is together. This thought of the children made the elders work more hard to save their lives. In the end, they overcame the trouble and landed to an island where they relaxed and thanked God for saving them.