She is speaking about times in which man becomes most desperate that in times where one is attacked, hurt or in a position from which something awful may occur they become their most powerful. This can be related to times where you struggled and found strength within yourself to do what you thought was impossible.
Imagery, like the reader can see an image of the setting
Answer:
C.
Explanation:
The given text is taken from the novella written by Ernest Hemingway titled "The Old Man and The Sea."
Santiago is the protagonist of the novella, an old Cuban fisherman. From the beginning of the novella, the old man was shown facing difficulties right from unable to catch fish for eighty-four days. Yet, the old man did not lose hope and sailed further where no one dared to go. <u>This reveals that the old man was brave and optimistic</u>.
The same characteristic of the old man is picturised in the given text. <u>The old man after killing the Marlin was taking it back to home and while taking it back to home Mako shark attacked the Marlin and destroyed it. This time in the passage, the old man is being </u><u>optimistic</u><u>, though he also felt destroyed with the Marlin. The old man is engaged in self-talk and being positive about the whole thing</u>.
So, the correct answer is option C.
