The Ice Takes its Toll (7 and 8) Turning Point

"She's going boys," he said. "I think it's time to get off."

Despite the fierce retaliation of the Endurance, by the end of winter, the ice had finally gotten the best of her. It started with two strong attacks to the port-side of the ship. Neither attacks seemed to have much affect until a floe slide its way under the Endurance and tilted her to the left. However, this floe eventually cracked and the Endurance escaped until to be entrapped by three floes on all sides. The floes mercilessly put pressure on the ship. Soon water started flowing in. Shackleton found their efforts useless and called for the abandoning of the ship. This is a turning point of the book, because, now, not only are they entering a new phase of their journey, traveling across without a ship, but also their chances for succeeding have dropped drastically.