Light Crew Teens Save Rich Girl
Ship Breaker
Everybody will someday have to make a life or death decision. But whichever decision you chose, you must stick to it no matter what.
"Being crew wasn't worth a scrap of rust with Sloth. Crew don't mean anything except that we're all sweating together on the same ship." ~Page 117
Nailer was faced with the decision to either save Nita, or take her riches and use it to get off of Bright Sands Beach. This was a life or death choice that came down to him. He could of let her die, or he could save her. In the end, he chose to spare her life. It wasn't the choice that his friend Pima wanted, but he felt like this was the right choice and that he would get something out of it in the end when Nita is returned to her family. He believed that the award for saving her would be better than all of the riches they could have taken from the wreck. Nita was so thankful that they saved her, but it came with a cost. In making this decision, the three of them would have to stick together. No matter what happens, they have to be there for each other and they will have to stand as one if they want to survive.
"I'm sorry, Pima," he said. "I can't do it. We got to help her." ~Page 100
Nailer saves Nita from the clipper ship. This was a big decision for Nailer to make because he could of taken her treasures instead of saving her. Those treasures that he could of taken would have been enough for him to stop working and get away from Bright Sands Beach.
"Crew up, Lucky Girl," he said. "I got your back, you got mine." ~Page 116
In the end, Nailer and Pima didn't let Nita sink. They all floated to the surface, together. It was a life or death decision that was laid in front of Nailer. He decided make the moral choice and let her live, even though Pima wanted him to let her die. Now they are a crew. They are one. They must work as one to sink or to float. From here on out, they'll have to work together to get to the surface.
"He had no idea what he was. Half of something, a quarter of something else, brown skin and black hair like his dead mother, but with weird pale blue eyes like his father." ~Page 10
Nailer is unsure of where he comes from. He is unsure of who he is. He's like a lost puppy who doesn't know where he comes from. Everyone else in the crew knows who they are and where they come from. But when it comes to Nailer, he isn't very sure. He has blue eyes, but dark skin and black hair. He's not sure of who he is or where he has come from. But he is also unsure of where he is going.
A crew of three live it out together as one.
Pablo Bacigalupi
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