Question

Select the correct text in the passage. Which four parts of this excerpt from Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" describe the narrator's opinion of the sea as a hostile entity? A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover that there is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective in the way of swamping boats. In a ten-foot dinghy one can get an idea of the resources of the sea in the line of waves that is not probable to the average experience, which is never at sea in a dinghy. As each salty wall of water approachedit shut all else from the view of the men in the boat, and it was not difficult to imagine that this particular wave was the final outburst of the ocean the last effort of the grim water.

Answer 1

The four parts that show the narrator thinks the ocean is a hostile entity are:

• There is another behind it just as important...
• It shut all else from the view of the men.
• This particular wave was the final outburst of the ocean.
• The last effort of the grim water.

How is the narrator's point of view expressed?

In most texts including literary texts, the opinion of the narrator can be expressed:

• Implicitly: This means the opinion is not directly given but can be inferred based on the words of the narrator about the setting, characters, etc.
• Explicitly: The opinion is directly shown through the narrator's words.

What is the opinion of the narrator about the ocean?

In this excerpt from The Open Boat, it is directly shown the narrator considers the ocean to be dangerous or hostile. This idea is explicit in:

• There is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective: This idea shows the strong power waves in the ocean have.
• It shut all else from the view of the men: This shows the negative effect the ocean can have on men.
• This particular wave was the final outburst of the ocean: This describes a particular experience in which the ocean was hostile.
• The last effort of the grim water: This shows the ocean as grim or undesirable.

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