This tower was a giant, standing with its back to the plight of the ants.

Based on the contextual information provided about author Stephen Crane, what theme does the last sentence of this excerpt from his short story "The Open Boat" likely reflect?

Nature is cruel to the unfortunate.

Only the strongest survive.

Only the smartest survive.

Only the lucky survive.

Nature is indifferent to humans.

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This tower was a giant, standing with its back to the plight of the ants.

Based on the contextual information provided about author Stephen Crane, what theme does the last sentence of this excerpt from his short story "The Open Boat" likely reflect?

    Nature is cruel to the unfortunate.

    Only the strongest survive.

    Only the smartest survive.

    Only the lucky survive.

    Nature is indifferent to humans.

peach3113 · Answer

I can help.

anonymous · Answer

Nature is indifferent to humans

peach3113 · Answer

Go with @asdasdasddsa's answer. :P

anonymous · Answer

I thought it was only the strongest survive  but i needed a second opinion thank you both

anonymous · Answer

no prob bud

peach3113 · Answer

Oh okay, you're welcome. :P