# How does The Cruise of the Nona develop the theme of Solitude and Self-Reliance?

> The Cruise of the Nona by Hilaire Belloc

## Answer

The Cruise of the Nona by Hilaire Belloc develops Solitude and Self-Reliance across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

The book emphasizes the value of sailing alone in a small boat, dependent on one's own skill and energy, as a model for human life, contrasting it with the dullness of wealth and comfort.

The narrator emphasizes the value of sailing alone in a small boat, dependent on one's own skill, as a model for human life.

The narrator reflects on how lonely sailing prompts deep consideration of the nature of things.

## Evidence

- [to-maurice-baring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/chapters/to-maurice-baring.md): The narrator emphasizes the value of sailing alone in a small boat, dependent on one's own skill, as a model for human life.
- [the-cruise-of-the-nona](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cruise_of_the_nona_se/chapters/the-cruise-of-the-nona.md): The narrator reflects on how lonely sailing prompts deep consideration of the nature of things.

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