After the attack of the mako shark, santiago says, “think about something cheerful, old man,” he said. “every minute now you are closer to home. you sail lighter for the loss of forty pounds.”

what does this passage say about santiago's character?

a.
he is happy that the fish weighs less

b.
he is trying to think of something funny

c.
he is optimistic about life

d.
he can't wait to get home

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced