The most reasonable explanation is that a seaman saw a giant squid, which may have attacked the boat as food
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the third option. The christian theme of uncle tom’s cabin comes closest to reflecting the power of emotion over logic which a common trait of american romanticism. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.
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The logical answer would be footstep, but since that's not it, the only other thing I could think of would be breath.
I know this is late but the answer was The fire ate through the forest because in that sentence it was like the fire was living