In the Heart of the Sea response 2

One understanding of the main character, Thomas Nickerson, so far is that he has grown a lot in his time on the ship. When the story began he seemed very nervous to go out to sea and I didn't think that he was ever going to be able to adapt to that life. He had no prior experience at sea, considering that he was a farmer. He is now a changed character because after having been through all of the challenges that they faced on the voyage, those experiences shaped him to become more comfortable on the ship. One key catalyst in this change for Thomas is when he sees the whales being killed. That is a lot to go through for a rookie on a whaling boat, and now that he knew he had overcome that new feeling, he felt like other extreme actions that happen on the boat won't be as shocking and nerve-wracking to him. Another force that acts upon him are the members of his crew and how they push him. Specifically Owen is very hard on the shipmates like Thomas, and his actions really made Thomas learn the rules of being at sea. Along with the amount of time that he spent on the whaling boat, these two forces have teamed up to shape Thomas' bravery at sea.