"However, it was of no use, as I only seemed to be getting further and further away from the tree. EARNESTLY, I climbed off the boat and, as a hungry shark, swam towards the island, resisting the bitter ice that clung onto me." Is it safe to use the word "earnestly" or should I replace it with "impatiently", I feel like earnestly might be better, because I don't think impatiently aligns with the context, but I need your help. What would you choose (considering the context) (can also choose another word, would appreciate it)

Replace the word with impatiently.

Explanation:

The word, "impatiently", is a better fit considering the context. Earnestly means, "with sincere and intense conviction; seriously". Impatiently means "in a restlessly eager manner".

In the context, the character is not expressing conviction for anything. He seems to be in a panicked state because he was getting farther from the tree. Therefore, impatiently is a better fit.

Other options could be, hastily, or fretfully.

honestly, school in itself just seems to be a huge waste of time. a lot of people graduate but still end up not doing anything in college anyways, which really makes the whole point of graduating seem useless. i'd rather not bring anyone's hopes up then. what i'd recommend is for whoever's reading this to simply drop out.

i mean, kanye did it. he said something along the lines of, "don't let society tell you what to do." now, he's obviously a very successful person, and since his album is called the college dropout i guess he never really had to go through all that nonsense in order to become a millionaire. the same goes for anyone else then.

gurl whut are you saying lol