We are not afraid to die

this ppt is on class 11 english chapter 2

1. By-Gordan cook and alan east
“We are not afraid to die….
If we can all be together”
BY GIRISH CHOUDHARY
CLASS 11-A

2. Captain James Cook,
FRS, RN (7
November 1728[NB
1] –14 February
1779) was a British
explorer, navigator
and cartographer
who ultimately rose
to the rank of
captain in the Royal
Navy.

3. The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is
shown in red, second voyage in green, and third voyage in blue.
The route of Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed
blue line.

4. Character’s of the story:-
Narrator
Mary(wife)
Jonathan(son)
Suzanne(daughter)
American Larry vigil and
Swiss Herb seigler(crewmen)

6. Introduction
Narrator:-A man of great courage , commitment and conviction
.proved to be the best captain as well as the best father with
upending gift and determination.
Marry:-A wife who always stood by her husband side In all
times of difficulty and consider her dreams as her own.
Suzanne:-She was a brave girl .her bravery ,toughened her
father’s resolve to fight the sea’s strong storm tooth and
nail.
Jonathan:-Jonathan shows of bravery and his fearlessness in the
face of the death highlights his characters .he rejuvenated the
hope of his father by remarking -“We are not afraid to die if we
can all be together.

7. On july 1976
On July 1976 they sailed for journey to world voyage .they
tried to duplicate the round the world voyage made 20 year earlier
by james cook in their professionally ship-The WAVEWALKER.

8. First leg of the journey
->They pleasantly sailed down from west coast of africa to
cape town.
-> then further they sailed to southern Indian ocean.

9. First sign of implementing disaster
->They faced encountered strong wind on second day of capetown
and was continued for few weeks.
->waves rised to 15m long as high as mast.

10. Disaster and its aftermath
->6p.m:teremendousexplosion shock the deck
and powerful flow of water broke over the ship.
->wave walker was getting sunk and captain
was badly injured.
->captain kept courage and found the wheel and
lind up the stern for next wave.

12. Crew men shows off the unparalled
strength
->they started pumping out water and settled
to make
Neccesory repairs to save the boat from
shinking .
->they managed to stretch canvas and secure
water proof hatch cover across gaping holes.

14. Others problem arose
->electric pump short circuit .
->water level rose threateningly.
->daughter suzanne was badly injured.

15. Only hope for the captain
->to reach the island ,which was only possible if the wind will
slow down .
->to reach amsterdam , which is few 100 kms to the East.

16. Showing off the exemplory courage
->Jonathan said “we are not afraid to die if
we all can be together”.
->Jonathan courage and sue bravery instead of
her bumped head inpired the captain to fight
the sea and protect his family.

17. Crucial days (jan 4-5)
->after 36 hours of continuous pumping there was
only few water left.
->they hoisted the storm jib and headed in direction
of two island.
->black clouds built at 4:00 p.m and sea was getting
its waves higher.

19. Safe at last
->on jan 6 they saw “wave walker” ride out
storm and wind eased.
->they expected to see the island at 5:00 p.m but
they wake up at 6:00 p.m and thought they
missed the island.
->but they were wrong and they touched the
shore at ILE AMSTERDAM.

24. Significance of the title
->the title is taken from the jonathan’s
remark –“we are not afraid to die if we can
all be together”.
->it brings out the bravery ,grit and courage
of the captains family and love each member
has for other’s.

25. Theme of the story
->human nature of knowing and taking on
challenges.
->human instinct for survival.
->human bravery , grit,courage unity and
determination which in this story is exhibited
even by small children.

26. Theme of the story
->element of luck.
->faith in one’s optimism ,not dispairing hope
even in difficult circumstances and sharp presence
of mind.
->instrumental qualities of a captain which
proved journey successful even after strong
hurdles.