A dying sailor elicits pity and selfless compassion as well as fear, resentment, and a profound hatred. Powerful narrative technique, compelling character study.A dying sailor boards the Narcissus and acts as a memento mori upon his shipmates, eliciting pity and selfless compassion as well as fear, resentment, and a profound hatred. The powerful narrative technique captures every nuance of atmospheric tension for a compelling study of men's characters under conditions of extreme danger and stress.