Relationship between the Individual and Nature in "The Open Boat"From the beginning, the four characters in the aftermath of a shipwreck do not know "the color of the sky" but everyone knows "the colors of the sea". This opening strongly suggests the symbolic situations in which the human being finds himself in the universe. Sky personifies the mysterious and inconceivable cause of reality, which humans do not can understand, and the sea symbolizes the terrestrial and mundane phenomenon, which human beings should perceive. The symbolic image generated by the above conflict implies the overall relationship between the individual and nature. The daily life of the human being. in fact, it is at the mercy of the uncontrollable waves of the sea; while, at the same time, the essential part of reality remains unknown to the weak and defenseless human beings. The human journey in life is fundamentally weak, vulnerable, uncontrollable on a dangerous and hopeless sea is depicted as "the children of the sea", it can be inferred that we are probably ignorant strangers in the universe. In addition to the danger we face, we also have to overcome the new challenges of waves in everyday life. These waves are "unjustly and barbarically abrupt and high", requiring "a new leap, and a leap". Therefore, incessant problems arising from human conditions often result in unpredictable crises since "shipwrecks have nothing to do with it." The tiny "open boat", to which the characters cling desperately, signifies the conditions of weakness, helplessness and vulnerability of human life as it is deprived of other protection due to the shipwreck. The "open boat" also accentuates the "open suggestion of desperation" amidst the wild waves of life. The boat's crew perceives their precarious fate as "absurd" and "absurd", so much so that they feel the "tragic" aspect and the "coldness of the water". At this point, the question of why they are forced to be “dragged away” and “munch the sacred cheese of life” raises a significant question about life itself. This pessimistic view of life reflects the helpless human condition as well as the limitation of human life. In line with the weak and vulnerable portrayal of humans, nature is depicted on the one hand as dangerous and uncontrollable; beautiful on the other. The tone of the waves is "thunderous and powerful" and the seagulls are considered "disturbing and sinister"..