I think the narrator believes that the men he is talking about lacked vision to anticipate future problems and courageously deal with the consequences ie they did not actively or proactively deal with life but on the contrary allowed themselves to be victims of circumstance. Re the word "I" I think he means that they did not realize the power they had to change the course of events.
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<span>A simple sentence (called an independent clause), includes a verb and noun.
Example: The boy fell (verb: fell, noun: boy)
Example: In the tub, the boy fell on his bottom. (verb: fell, noun: boy)
Example: The dog barked.
Example The dog barked at the cat last night.
Example: This question is odd.
Compound sentences include two independent clauses but doesn't require a dependent clause, and the independent clauses are connected using a conjunction (but), or punctuation like a semi colon (;) or comma (,).
Example: My friend invited me to the game but my parents didn't let me go. (2 clauses: invited to a game, parents didn't let him go. Conjunction: "but")
Example: I have to stay up all night to finish this, my meeting is first thing in the morning. (2 clauses: stay up all night, meeting in the morning. Punctuation is a comma).</span>
Answer:
A narrative describes events in sequence.
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