Why is it important for santiago to catch tuna and dolphin?
o a) to feed the birds and turtles so they will stay near the skiff.
ob) to insure that he has some kind of fish to bring to market.
oc) to provide santiago with nourishment as he battles the marlin.
od) to prove that he is a good fisherman and he isn't a failure.

D) To prove that he is a good fisherman and he isn't a failure

Explanation:

This question is from the ''The Old Man and the Sea'' by Ernest Hemingway in which Santiago is the main character.

For him, his pride is to be a fisherman and he always wanted to make a bigger catch. That is why he was always chasing for tuna and bigger fishes and not squids or shrimps for example.

He wanted to show his skills in his place which was a small village. His catch was supposed to show to others and to him his ability and skills.

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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.

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