On an April morning in 1789 the crew of the H. Bounty mutinied from their captain, William Bligh. There are several contributing factors for this rebellious behavior, and with the aid of Bligh's personal account of the situation, Greg Denning's "Mr. Bligh's Bad Language," and the film based on the situation. The reasons for the mutiny are do in large part because of Bligh himself, but also for reasons beyond his control. .
One of the most important if, not the most important contributing factor to the mutiny, is the fact that the crew was stuck in Tahiti for 5 months, waiting for the bread-fruit to grow, which was much longer than originally planned. Being in Tahiti for 5 months allowed the men the freedom to do just about whatever they wanted. Men started integrating Tahitian words in with their English and they developed relationships with the native women and some even impregnated them. With the loss of their strictly regimented military lives for such a long period of time, the crew members realized what they could have if they weren't navy men. .
William Bligh was in fact a great captain. He was a great navigator and did a great job of keeping order on his vessels. He ran a tight ship and although extremely strict, he wanted to protect his crew by any means necessary. Bligh had the men keep the ship perfectly clean to avoid disease on more importantly death; he also had them exercise daily by dancing just to keep them healthy. The authority he possessed was one of his best features because he knew exactly how to manage his crew. He had a problem balancing both his authority as well as the power he possessed. With all the power that he had over his crew as well as the ship he went about using it in the wrong way. Bligh was on a power trip and thought he could do whatever or say whatever he wanted to the men he was responsible for without any consequences. .
Bligh couldn't separate his personal quarrels from his professional duties as the captain.
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