The narrator and the man who had died didn't get the chance to have their swimming rematch. The narrator and his military comrades were losers because they never received the needed information from the man that died.The man whom died had a family so the family lost someone who was very dear to them.
Answer:
Volcanic Activity.
Explanation:
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by such a hot spot occurring in the middle of the Pacific Plate. While the hot spot itself is fixed, the plate is moving. So, as the plate moved over the hot spot, the string of islands that make up the Hawaiian Island chain were formed.
California is the setting of "A Child Called 'It'"
