Select the correct answer. What is the mood of this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane? The January water was icy, an
d he reflected immediately that it was colder than he had expected to find it off the coast of Florida. This appeared to his dazed mind as a fact important enough to be noted at the time. The coldness of the water was sad; it was tragic. This fact was somehow so mixed and confused with his opinion of his own situation that it seemed almost a proper reason for tears. The water was cold. A. overwhelmed B. optimistic C. condescending D. grateful E. expectant
The mood of this excerpt from "The Open Boat": by Stephen crane " the January water was icy and he reflected immediately that it was colder than he had expected” shows being overwhelmed
