What is the significance of the omniscient narration in "the open boat" by stephen crane?
the omniscient narrator's overview of all the characters provides a foreshadowing of the ending.
the detached perspective of the omniscient narrator emphasizes nature's indifference toward humans.
the omniscient narrator's reverent tone toward the sea indicates that nature is more important than man.
the omniscient narrator's compassionate tone toward the characters shows respect for human endurance.

in general, fiction refers to plot, settings, and characters created from the imagination, while nonfiction refers to factual stories focused on actual events and people. however, the difference between these two genres is sometimes blurred, as the two often intersect.

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in night, why are wiesel and his father evacuated from the auschwitz concentration camp? a massive escape makes the nazis question the security of auschwitz. they are assigned to work as laborers in a factory at another camp, buna. hitler has ordered that all remaining jews be relocated within german borders. the german army needs the camp guards to go to the battle front for a last-chance defense.