Question

Which excerpt from ""The Seventh Man"" best explains why the seventh man feels responsible for K.’s death?

Answer 1

Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the answer choices, which are the following:

A) he might have been so absorbed in whatever it was he had found that may call made no impression on him

B) I stood there wondering what to do. Should I go down to the beach?

C) I had always loved and protected K. as if he had been my own little brother.

D) I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave

Answer:

D) I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave

Explanation:

In "The Seventh Man," by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the protagonist tells the story of how he lost his best friend during a typhon. Thus, he explains anguishly that he has not been able to put up with that episode, in which his friend is dragged by a huge wave and he is not able to save him. As a result, his experience is so dramatic that it has affected his personal and professional life.