Question

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

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 .

Answer 1

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Answer 2

What do you think it is?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Are there any options? Or do you have to do a long response to the question?

Answer 5

the options for the first part are
The crew's derermination to relize their slight chance of reaching land.

the crew's feelings of helplessness upon realizing their low chance of survival

the crew's resignation that their death is inevitable

the crew's bitterness upon realizing that fate is unjust and fickle

Answer 6

the options for the second part is

compares the men to small children who are innocent and lack cunning

compares the men to mice who are intelligent and survive by adapting to circumstances

compares the men to mice who must struggle to survive but have their efforts go in vain.

compares the men to small children who are being rightly punished for disobeying orders