None of them knew the color of the sky. "The Open Boat" is divided into seven sections, each told mainly from the point of vi.
The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks.
These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea.
Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them.
None of them knew the color of the sky