The builder of ships

Assignment:

 Go to the Yale Art Gallery, find a work of art that speaks to you then tell its story.

   “Storm is coming. Hurry up men!!!”
The owner of the ship, who is wearing a neat black jacket and black hat, shouts to the builders. “Richard, make others hurry up!” he yields again to a leader of the builders, Richard Columbus..

“Sure, sir”, Richard answered and quickly ordered other builders and carried some ropes by himself. Richard Columbus is 45 years old now. He started to work as a ship builder when he was 20 years old. In this place, the western coast of America, he is the oldest and the most sophisticated builder, so the owner appointed him to be a leader of the builders and Richard worked very well as a leader. Other builders also consider him to be a good leader because he is not only familiar with the ship building, but also generous and gentle. He always listens to the opinions of others well and helped them a lot whenever they asked him for some help.

However, in private life, he is not so happy. His parents died when Richard was 3 years old, so he had to work in childhood to survive. He is still alone because he has no family. But the only thing he is proud of is his parents’ story. He heard from his relatives that his parents came from Italy, his father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse, and they were great because they helped a lot of poor people. So, he loves and respects them extremely.

The construction of this ship is very important for him because this ship will go to Italy, his parents’ hometown. He asked the owner to take him to there and the owner accepted his demand. Richard is looking forward to visiting Italy. It is his only dream. This ship is very special to him, so he worked harder for the ship.

 The storm came at midnight. It is stronger than he expected. From his experience, he notices that this storm can destroy the ship. He feels uneasy. He goes outside to see the ship. The ship is still there unharmed, so he feels relief. But then he hears a nasty noise. One of the supports is leaning and it is about to fall down. He gets upset and shouts “Don’t break the ship. Don’t break my dream.” He rushes to the ship.

 In the morning, when the storm has passed away, the owner and some builders discover the ship and Richard Columbus. The ship is not broken, and he stands holding and supporting one supporter. However, he is wet and cold and is dead. 

 After the building was finished, the owner takes Richard’s body to Italy by the ship. And the owner finds his parents’ hometown and buried Richard there to let him realize his dream.