![]() ![]() I guess my point is, mutiny at sea was a huge, huge deal back in the 19th century. By the end of the book, even the first mate is bellowing at the captain to open his door and (probably) threatening to kill him if he doesn't.But in the next scene the gunner's mate is already announcing that the captain cannot be trusted, and the fourth mate, though reluctant, is ready to go ahead with. ![]() It's true, the bosun does then make a remark how a curse like that doesn't "lift for nothing", but that doesn't seem particularly anti-captain.And in fact the ship has turned around and is heading back home now. The few remaining crew have been saved from certain death thanks to him. But the captain is the hero! The fourth mate tells the dying bosun that the captain chased it off.The third one (kraken) was basically unkillable. The second ones (crab guys) were killed only at great cost to the crew. The first ones (mermaids) killed a few people on the way to the lazarette. There were some terrible incidents with monsters.So, why was there a mutiny? The way I look at it: ![]()
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