I had great reason to consider it as a determination of Heaven, that in this desolate place, and in this desolate manner, I shou
ld end my life. The tears would run plentifully down my face when I made these reflections; and sometimes I would expostulate with myself why Providence should thus completely ruin His creatures, and render them so absolutely miserable; so without help, abandoned, so entirely depressed, that it could hardly be rational to be thankful for such a life. Based on the context of this excerpt, what does the phrase "why Providence should thus" convey about the time in which this story was written?
There is great hardships, such as a natural disaster, war, etc.
"Why Providence should thus..." is what the main character is trying to ask, why God must in a sense, 'torture' his creation, and destroy it. Because of this, the author or main character is miserable, and wants to end his life.
The correct answer to this question is letter "d: humans did not try to make fire." The statement that the author mean by "... nature had to kindle all the fires, for man by his own effort was unable to produce a spark" is that <span>humans did not try to make fire.</span>
The sentence that contains an error in punctuation is the sentence, "I've left my book at home," said Emily. There should be quotation marks before and after what Emily says. "I've left my book at home", said Emily.
