Read this central idea found in immigrant kids
which line from the text best supports this central idea?
immigrant travelers endured miserable ship voyages
because they were so anxious to get to america
“they never forgot their first glimpse of the statue of
liberty”
“before they could be admitted to the united states,
immigrants had to pass through ellis island”
“about one immigrant out of every five or six was
detained”
“because steerage conditions were crowded and
uncomfortable, passengers spent as much time as
possible up on deck”

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.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

amaterasu is my sister! wow so rude!