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

C.

Explanation:

The given text is taken from the novella written by Ernest Hemingway titled "The Old Man and The Sea."

Santiago is the protagonist of the novella, an old Cuban fisherman. From the beginning of the novella, the old man was shown facing difficulties right from unable to catch fish for eighty-four days. Yet, the old man did not lose hope and sailed further where no one dared to go. This reveals that the old man was brave and optimistic.

The same characteristic of the old man is picturised in the given text. The old man after killing the Marlin was taking it back to home and while taking it back to home Mako shark attacked the Marlin and destroyed it. This time in the passage, the old man is being optimistic, though he also felt destroyed with the Marlin. The old man is engaged in self-talk and being positive about the whole thing.

So, the correct answer is option C.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)