Scots in Antarctica
Enjoyed reading this short essay on Scottish Antarctic literature by Ellen Frye.
Particularly, this question at the end:
The diverse accounts of Scots in Antarctica prompt readers to address fundamental questions: we ask ourselves, What is our Antarctic? What do we battle, nearly hopelessly, yearning to surmount?
And this highlighted excerpt from Dr Gavin Francis’ book, Empire Antarctica:
[S]ublime landscapes can teach us a lesson that we might otherwise only learn through hardships: that the universe is unimaginably vast, that we are relatively small and fragile, that we must accept our limitations, and get on with enjoying the magnificent aspects of being alive (101).