From 20,000 leagues under the sea, why is nemo interested in collecting pearls when he is already so rich?

a.
nemo wants to give the pearls to oppressed people.

b.
nemo is obsessed with collecting anything that is from the sea.

c.
nemo needs the pearls to conduct scientific experiments.

d.
nemo is as greedy as he is rich.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. why does the author use the words "wet brown life” in this excerpt? a to show that the grass is still alive and growing b to indicate that the mud is all over everything c to signify how wet the night has become d to point out that the toads are living things

What does vexed mean as it is used in the second stanza of "the second coming"?

How does the poem's mood and tone change in each of these stages of “o captain! my captain! ” by walt whitman? (i need an answer asap )