Why might the author include this personal observation? Wandering the ice-mud streets of La Rinconada, one can't help but hope that this gold town's day are numbered.

Read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.