Part A: How did Brian’s attitude toward the hatchet change from earlier in the novel?

A. Brian determines that the hatchet may not be as important as he thinks.
B. Brian regrets accepting the hatchet as a gift from his mother.
C. Brian understands that the hatchet is the invaluable key to his survival.
D. Brian realizes that keeping the hatchet with him was more challenging than he thought it would be.

Part B:
Which quotation best supports the answer to Part A?

A. “He thought he could see the windows and that made him think again of the pilot sitting inside and he forced his thoughts from it—but he could see no hatchet.”
B. “He made one grab, missed, reached again and felt his fingers close on the rubber.”
C. “He clutched it and in one motion slammed his feet down into the mud and powered himself up.”
D. “He reached for the side of the raft and hung there, just breathing, until he could think once more—the hatchet clutched and shining in his right hand.”

a source card is mage during research to tell the facts about the source one is using.

answer: i declare that all people should be free

explanation:

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.