The theme of the novel that this excerpt best address is "Man and the natural world". In other words, how humans can see animals as a terrible monster for their own benefit. In this chapter, in particular, there are some rumors of Moby D. circulating among the whalemen, rumors that tend to put Moby D. as the most terrible monster of them all, capable of maiming and killing anyone, an evil creature (<em>malicious</em>) that will kill if he encounters anyone on his path. Also, Ahab talks about Moby D. as the worst and cruelest monster.
It's important to know that Moby D. is not an ordinary whale, it is very large and strange looking, his whiteness is very particular and the same goes to his jaws that are misshapen. Even if it has these tremendous characteristics its still a whale but in this book it's more like a mystical and fantasy character. It usually hard to find even if it has very clear characteristics.
In the excerpt "<em>monomaniac</em>" means an irrational concern with a single idea or object. We can see this idea reflected on Ahab's behavior as he wants to hunt and kill Moby D. because it would be a symbolic victory against the cruelty of this monster.
Answer:
1. gnaws means chews on
2.the poet's attitude toward the sea is one of fear.
Answer:
the awnser is C.)
Explanation:
juliet does not plan on atteding the wedding with paris even though her dad thinks she is.
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2. One reason Montresor is wearing a costume is to be sure no one recognizes him when he is walking back to his house with Fortunato.
3. Fortunato was a competitive person because he got jealous when he thought Luchesi was going to taste the Amontillado.
7. No one ever found Fortunato, who Montresor buried alive down in the catacombs.
8. Montresor kept giving Fortunato wine because he knew he could not resist it and wanted Fortunato to keep following him.
Explanation:
Making an inference is when the author does not directly provide the events or tells us the story. The readers have to try to make out the events of the story through the hints or other information given in the story to understand the story.
Among the given inferences in the list, the correct inferences are the second, third, seventh, and eighth sentences. These statements are inferences that readers have to make themselves to understand the events and the whole story. Whereas, the other sentences are directly stated by the author in one way or another. therefore, they are not inferences.
Thus, the correct answers are the 2,3,7,8.
