Lost in the Antarctic, a nonfiction survival story, written by Tod Olson, tells how 29 men embarked on an impossible journey, crossing the Antarctic continent. It all started with a sign that read “Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition”, where Ernest Shackleton invited 28 men onto a journey to the coldest, least populated place on Earth, the Antarctic. So, in 1914, the ship Endurance took 29 men on to this journey challenging the impossible. The crew was trapped on the ice for almost two years, during this period, they faced many difficulties, one of the biggest being the extremely harsh conditions in the Antarctic.
When I first started reading this book, I found a lot of central ideas, and also found themes of the book that are worth learning. Here are some of the central ideas and themes.
As mentioned before, harsh conditions are a huge difficulty, but I found that the crew actually made time for entertainment. So I came up with the theme: A balance between work and rest is crucial.
Throughout the journey, Shackleton and his crew were under a lot of pressure, both mentally and from the Antarctic. So I create a pressure map to list out these pressures.
Finally, the success of the crew must have been largely due to the leader, Ernest Shackleton. So I came up with the theme: A responsible leader is crucial in a team.
This is a photo of Ernest Shackleton.
Thank you for making it to the end of my blog post! If you are interested in adventure and survival topics, check out this book! Here is a link to this book on amazon Lost in the Antarctic.
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