Question

Read the sentence from chapter 6 of Life on the Mississippi. I knew that boats ran all night, but somehow I had never happened to reflect that somebody had to get up out of a warm bed to run them. How does the imagery of a warm bed contribute to the main idea of the chapter?

Answer 1

Answer:

• It symbolizes leaving comforts behind to face the challenges of a working life.

Explanation:

Life on the Mississippi is a diary by Mark Twain from 1883 of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War relating his trek along the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans numerous years after the War.

Answer 2

The imagery of a warm bed contribute to the main idea of the chapter by making the persona realize that someone has to make an effort in order to make go on with his life. The said phrase makes everything in the sentence change.