The Seafarer

establishing in common agreement international standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers. In accordance with Article I, State parties must take all necessary steps to ensure that seafarers are qualified and fit for their duties with regard to the safety of life and property at sea and the protection of the marine environment (STCW, 1978) To protect the rights of seafarers on board, the International Maritime Organization established the Maritime Labour Convention of…

truth is that, companies that hire women seafarers have strict policies that protect and safeguard the rights and identity of these women. They have complaint procedures for any one suffering from any kind of abuse onboard. Few maritime unions and organizations are also making concerted effort to tackle these issues. For example WISTA, ILO and ITF. All these organizations are working to promote decent work for all women seafarers. Therefore, any woman seafarer facing such discrimination must…

everyone around them, this main character exiled himself. The main character went out to sea repeatedly which lead to him being exiled. The Seafarer said he did not want to go out to sea because it was so dangerous, yet he was still compelled to go. He was keen of the journey and adventure that came with it, but did not like how he was all alone. The Seafarer wanted to explore new places and the land he had not yet been. He was afraid of exile because he was all alone on the sea and he did…

authors, there are three main parts that are displayed there are many themes and messages displayed. Seafarer, The Wanderer and Wife’s Lament. Each of these three parts have their own message inside of them. The first, Seafarer says, it’s okay to be away from society, the second, The Wanderer, says that, it’s okay to be alone, ands lastly Wife’s Lament says, it’s okay to move on. First of all, Seafarer says, it’s okay to be a way from society. Society can be a bad influence on us as people. It…

In the Anglo-Saxon culture, Christianity was the main religion that people would follow, with this being shown in many works of literature from it. Christianity is influential on Anglo-Saxon literature in works such as “The Seafarer”, “The Wanderer”, and Beowulf. “The Seafarer” is an Old English poem that was written in the Anglo-Saxon era by an unknown author. The poem is shown to have Christian elements in the last half of the poem. The author writes at the end of the poem, which was…

worlds. These dual world black seafarers not only developed stronger skillsets but also to an extent were appreciated and respected by white seafarers. Their appreciation also was translated to higher pay in comparison to those working on land. One of main arguments Bolster presents in the early chapters was that seafaring blacks from the north benefited most from becoming seafarers due to mostly the political and geographical landscape of the south. These black seafarers became a source of…

Anglo Saxon poets. They created this manuscript with poems and religious verses inside. There are three poems that stand out and each has a shared theme. In “The Seafarer,” “The Wanderer,” and “The Wife’s Lament,” the Anglo Saxon poets exemplify the idea that life has only one true meaning and that meaning results in death. “The Seafarer” discusses the life of a man alone traveling the seas. It describes his loneliness and grief. The lone man explains the weaks’ power and that the power and…

In both works, the narrator is exiled by the sea. In “The Seafarer,” the narrator states “drifting through winter/ on an ice-cold sea, whirled in sorrow, / Alone in a world…Hung with icicles” (14-17). The sea has separated him from the world and left his life hung in sorrow. “The Wife’s Lament” also shares this…

The stories, such as The Seafarer, The Wanderer, and The Wife’s Lament have character that lost some sort of love for a person or a thing. They also were all isolated from everyone else, which made them feel even more lonely. In The Seafarer, the man never said he felt a sense of happiness, but explained his passion for the sea and being away from everyone, unlike the other two stories…

from the society. However, they are exiled for different reason. In the wanderer, the protagonist is exiled because he deserted his allies in a time of battle. This was extremely dishonorable and the other members of the society banished him. In the seafarer, the protagonist exiles himself because his lord was killed or conquered. This puts him on a search for a new home.…