The Open Boat
PART B: How does the correspondent’s attitude towards the soldier in the poem change? (pg. 15)
A. It shows the men's predicament from a different perspective, emphasizing the
narrator's view that nature is ultimately good and beautiful.
B. It shows the men's predicament from a different, more picturesque perspective,
contrasting and emphasizing the terrible situation in which the men find themselves.
C. It places the validity of the narrator's point of view into question, given how beautiful
the scene looks from another angle.
D. It widens the narrator's perspective to beyond the dinghy, suggesting the narrator is
actually on the shore.