Crane described his real situation in The Open Boat. As a “correspondent”, he saw the real situation where people are fighting for their lives. The way Crane portrays the situation is exceptional because of the demonstration of the cruelty and darkness of the real world. Crane's naturalistic sense made The Open Boat an excellent picture of Darwinism. American literature called this term Darwinism. The Wikipedia site describes Darwinism in American literature as "a branch of literary criticism that studies literature in the context of evolution by means of natural selection..." Crane and other naturalist writers were influenced by Darwinism to describe or place their writings in the stories. . For example, each crew member had their own natural profile. The captain was the leader of the crew. Probably, he was born with the characteristic of being a leader. On the other hand, the tanker is the one who died. He was probably the weakest of the four then. The tanker died in its attempt to reach shore. The uses of realism and naturalism were and are essential to understanding the environment of stories in the world of