"A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTORM"
Essentially this is one man telling his terrifying story of being on a ship when a hurricane comes along and pushes the ship towards a whirlpool and how he became the lone survivor of the shipwreck. The horror in this story is all courtesy of Mother Nature. The author's description of being in the midst of the ocean was vivid, I could feel the terror. Interestingly, salvation is found by observing the natural phenomena around him and determining what would give him a greater chance of surviving the maelstrom
this is one of my favourite Poe story. Great adventure story with vivid descriptions and use of resources to (Isaac Newton, etc) to ensure accuracy of the story. Incorporates science very well. Some sources have even listed this as a Science Fiction story. Not truly a Sci-Fi story but clever use of science.
Dari sekian
banyak cerita horror karya Edgar Allan Poe, seperti sebelumnya ada The Black
Cat, cerita favorit saya, Mengarungi Badai Maelstrom, menurut saya yang paling
unik karena sama sekali tidak ada hal yang supernatural ataupun horor di
dalamnya. Suspens yang ditimbulkan oleh kisah ini berasal dari perjuangan
seorang pelaut yang tidak sengaja terjebak dalam pusaran badai Maelstrom di
tengah perairan ganas Norwegia. Edgar Allan Poe sukses mengajak pembaca cerpen
ini untuk ikut merasakan ketidakberdayaan manusia ditengah-tengah kekuatan alam
yang dengan mudah dapat mencelakakan siapapun yang tidak beruntung berada dalam
amukannya.
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