Literary notes about Cabin (AI summary)
The term "cabin" in literature frequently carries a dual resonance of both a humble dwelling and a confined space pivotal to a character’s journey. It may evoke the rustic shelter of immigrants or frontier settlers, as seen in accounts of log cabins serving as the basis for survival and community ([1], [2], [3]), or it might represent a modest space tied to hardship and resilience, such as during the era of slavery where a cabin served as a site of both refuge and isolation ([4], [5], [6]). In maritime or travel narratives, the cabin transforms into a sphere of secrecy and activity—a secluded quarter on a ship or a private meeting place that shapes critical moments of adventure ([7], [8], [9]). In each context, the cabin is imbued with layered meanings, simultaneously a physical structure and a powerful symbol of transition and identity.
- The following spring Halvor Haugen also built a cabin which was always full as newcomers were constantly arriving.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States by George T. Flom - We have seen that Nils Gilderhus made a dugout early in the winter of 1840–41, having found the cabin they had built in the spring too cold.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States by George T. Flom - He built a log cabin, which was the first house in the town.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States by George T. Flom - For several nights she came to my cabin for food.
— from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - Dinner over, after walking about the quarters for a while, visiting Sally's cabin and looking at the sick child, I strolled into the madam's garden.
— from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - “Little children, love one another,” are words seldom heard in a slave cabin.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass - “I was passing close to the door of the captain’s cabin, which was half open, and I saw him give the packet and letter to Dantès.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - Ned Land and Conseil returned to their cabin.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - Captain Nemo led me to the Nautilus's stern and invited me into a cabin located next to the sailors' quarters.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne
