The survivor is the nameless narrator of the pirate comic, which is read by an unnamed character throughout the novel. After the survivor’s ship and crew are destroyed by pirates, the survivor becomes convinced that the pirates will sail to his home and murder his family as well. He makes his way to his hometown, growing more desperate and crazed the closer he gets. When he reaches his hometown, he accidentally murders his wife, believing that she is a pirate who’s already murdered his family.