The philosophy behind the Gothic use of light and color in cathedral design because of practical and symbolical uses. Practically, most especially the areas in northern and western regions, they have this design because the area is cloudy that to the point of covering the light from the sun. The style attempted to maximize interior light. Symbolically, light and color is a channel to illuminate the soul and to reunite with god.
In Story A, since the room is more crowded, less people are going to notice that the person got caught stealing, therefore there is going to be less drama and the protagonist will not look as bad. Whereas in the second story, the people on the boat are most likely very tired and probably haven't eaten very much so they are more vulnerable to getting angry or should I say hangry, so the protagonist could be beaten or looked at very poorly in that setting.
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