In Chapter 10, Mr. Cranick emerges with the rest of the crew to mutiny against Captain Jaggery. In Chapter 11, Zachariah insists that this rebellion is justified, while Captain Jaggery firmly objects. Pretend you are a lawyer for Zachariah, and it is your responsibility to defend him to a jury. In about 150 words, write an opening statement in which you summarize your argument in defense of Zachariah and the sailors.

Zachariah led a mutiny against captain Jaggery because he thought that the captain was a gentleman and trustworthy but he did not turn out to be trustworthy and cheated. According to Zachariah and Charlotte, captain Jaggery was a trust worthy man. Both of them thought that he was a gentleman and could be trusted very easily. But to their surprise, captain Jaggery turned out to be completely opposite of both of them thought the captain to be. Captain Jaggery was not a gentleman at all and not at all trust worthy. He had deceived every one and that was the reason why Zachariah had led a mutiny against him and he said that the rebellion was totally justified which was against the captain. What did Zachariah reveal to Charlotte about the crew? He told her that she insulted him in front of his crew. He told her that he no longer would protect her from the crew, and that she was to never visit him in his cabin again.

Explanation:

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).