How does paragraph 5 of “the myth of narcissus” to develop a theme of the text?
a
the statement that “he did not know,” which is repeated, suggests that it can be difficult to gain perspective on one’s own problems without another person’s input.
b
the statement that “the pool would be empty as it was before, as it had been all along” suggests that excessive vanity and conceit will only result in a lonely, meaningless life.
c
the statement that “should he only depart, the beautiful face would also go” suggests that saying goodbye to a devoted friend can be quite painful.
d
the statement that “the face he saw beneath the water was not real, had no life of its own” suggests that there are times when even the deepest love is unreturned.

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.

the answer is academic paper

and the second should be college professor

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today at the bank, an old lady asked me to check her balance. so i pushed her over.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.