What effect does Stephen Crane achieve by repeating the phrase "the sacred cheese" in the short story "The Open Boat"?

A.) The crew's derermination to relize their slight chance of reaching land.
B.) the crew's feelings of helplessness upon realizing their low chance of survival
C.) the crew's resignation that their death is inevitable
D.) the crew's bitterness upon realizing that fate is unjust and fickle

Stephen Crane repeats the phrase "the sacred cheese" twice in the story. The phrase is not attributed to any single survivor. So it is believed to reflect. By repeating the phrase “the sacred cheese,” he _____.

A.) compares the men to small children who are innocent and lack cunning
B.) compares the men to mice who are intelligent and survive by adapting to circumstances
C.) compares the men to mice who must struggle to survive but have their efforts go in vain.
D.) compares the men to small children who are being rightly punished for disobeying orders

A.) The crew's determination to realize their slight chance of reaching land.
C.) compares the men to mice who must struggle to survive but have their efforts go in vain.

Explanation:

"The Open Boat" is normal for Crane's naturalistic style. Naturalism in writing is a point of view that frequently underscores the material, the physical condition as a determinant in human conduct.

In "The Open Boat," one of the best short stories in the language, Crane depends on tone and symbolism to depict the cold blooded detachment of nature. The popular opening line, “None of them knew the color of the sky,” sets up a quick dreariness, a world drained of the emotional value of color. The sea is described as gray and the only green, suggestive of hope, is that of the land that the men cannot reach.