Sentence of desolate and somber in one sentence

The desolate island he had managed to barely swim to drove the lone shipwreck survivor to feel more somber than exhausted.

“Desolate” is a term given to an area that is void of things.  For instance, it is term frequently given to areas void of people and plants, like a desert island.  “Somber” is a term that can mean depressed or sad.  A sentence that contains both of these words follows:  “The desolate island he had managed to barely swim to drove the lone shipwreck survivor to feel more somber than exhausted.”

person against person: the hunger games bookteens were sent to fight against each other. they were sent in groups of two's. but could only be one winner. this conflict gave me a emotion of sadness. it made me feel bad for the kids that was sent there.  

explanation:

the excerpt from chapter 2 of "animal farm", by george orwell that is an example of foreshadowing is "these three (snowball, napoleon, and squealer) had elaborated old major's teachings into a complete system of thought to which they gave the name of animalism." animal farm is an allegory of how czarist russia developed into communist russia with all its corruption. old major's teachings represent marx's theories turned into communism, animalism, by the three pigs. this foreshadows the oppression and corruption that will follow this revolt.