The story, Lost In The Antarctic, BY TOD OLSON, is a survival book about a real-life situation. The story takes place in the Antarctic, while they are being stranded. One main character is Shackleton, he is a really good leader that never gave up even in the most difficult situation. In the beginning of the story, we can see the picture of the ship being tilted and not in a very good condition, so they need to break the ice to cross the Antarctic. While they are there, they found many difficulties, for example not enough resources, food, and the weather there were extremely cold. At last, there seems like there is no hope to survive, but at the end of the story we can see the men get out of the Antarctic alive. One major conflict is Man vs. Nature, Shackleton and his crew have experienced the cold weather and the harsh environment they faced. One thing I really liked about the book was that Shackleton never gave up on his men even when they ran out of food. One theme of the book is, When you are going on adventure, you should always be prepared. I like this book because this book can teach us about survival and how to be an amazing leader.

Please see my notes below:

I found 2 themes from the book and also wrote quotes from the book.

First I learned was: It is very dangerous to be in such harsh environment in the Antarctic. (notebook page Homework)

As I read further, I noticed that Shackleton was a very good leader because even in the hardest situation, Shackleton always seemed so positive and never gave up on his men.


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