“think about something cheerful, old man," he said. "you sail lighter for the loss of forty pounds.” this quote portrays santiago as : a. silly old man. b. a tragic hero. c. a realist. d. a pessimist.

B. a tragic hero.

Explanation:

In these lines, we learn that the "old man" has lost forty pounds. This would usually make a person sad or angry. However, we see that Santiago takes a positive view of the matter. He tries to cheer the man up and look at the bright side of things. Santiago tells the man to think of the loss as making him lighter, and thus travelling better. This positive outlook and strength of character show that Santiago is a tragic hero.

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what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

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