Water is usually a symbol for life because it is so vital to survival.
Ironically, being stranded at sea, you can't drink the boundless surrounding water.
I would say the answer is D. The character is not stranded by choice. They are stuck, unsure how to navigate a way out of the current situation.
Possibly because the ocean is frozen in the north and it is too cold with no goods to ship.
<span>They could read.
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The answer is 3.
because his audience was probably mostly christian so if he uses something from the bible he has a more chance of wining them over.