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How is “The Open Boat” structured? How does this structure affect the pacing of the text?

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The setting does not change significantly, nor do the characters. Therefore, the pacing of the text is simply determined by the path that the thoughts and actions of the characters, and in particular those of the correspondent, follow.

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