No Signposts in the sea

the impression of the author to Dalrymple and the condition that the author will die.

No Signposts in the sea

Para1-2

the begining of the trip

three main characters

author ,Laura,Dalrymple

P1:the reason that the author select the cruise

Follow Laura——He likes Laura

P2:the impression of the author to Dalrymple and the condition that the author will die.

Para3-5

Contrast

P3-P4

P3:the past character of author

self-approbation, overweening

P4:the present character of author

thoroughly remould himeself

the different view on beauty nature

P5

the change of the author from past to present

get purification of the mind

Para6-11

P6:the author account of the boat ride with Laura

P7-P8:the description of coastline

bluffs of grey lime stone———people who are forbidding and unapproachable

analogy

white sandy beach——people who present no mystery and show all they have to give at a glance

P9-P10 contrast

the different view of coastline

the author is in favor of bluff,others not

P11:transitional paragraph

the description from coastline to lighthouse

Para12-18

the descerption of lighthouse,keeper,albatross, and islands

P12:lighthouse

P13-P16:conversation between the author and Dalrymple.

P17:albatross:the author will not love Laura any more.

P18:the description of animals such as flying birds and dolphin and the yearn for the islands

Para19-25

comtrast

P19-P22:the good imagination of the insland life

an idyllic life

P23-P25:the real life of the isklands ——leper colony,and a penal settlement

suffering and sin

the contrast between imagination and reality

P26-P34

P26-23 :ways to amuse Laura and the author

P33:contrast

the transformation about weather from the past to the present

Past: :never mind the weather

Present: prefer to the weather in Southern Dimension

P34:conclusion and the theme of the passage

The insight into human greed, the doubt about the social development model, and the worry about the future direction convey the deep perplexity and blankness of the heart