"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

question 20

Multiple Choice

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-After the shark attack, Santiago reflects that destruction is inevitable. How does he articulate this philosophy?

• A)the world is such an inhospitable place that no death should be mourned.
• B)out, out, brief candle!
• C)even the worthiest opponents must fall.
• D)everything in the world kills everything else in some way

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