Question

Why and what for did the narrator check and recheck his calculation?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The narrator was losing hope of making it to the island for the safety of all those aboard the ship, especially his young children. He had checked and rechecked his calculations, they were lost on the main compass and he was using the spare one which had not been corrected for magnetic variation.

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