Which statement from "By the Waters of Babylon” provides the best example of how the physical environment shapes the character’s actions?

“These are the rules and the laws; they are well made.”
“It was a dead man’s house, a spirit house.”
“Sometimes signs are sent by bad spirits.”
“I tried to guide my raft with the pole but it spun around.”

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Which statement from "By the Waters of Babylon” provides the best example of how the physical environment shapes the character’s actions?

“These are the rules and the laws; they are well made.”
“It was a dead man’s house, a spirit house.”
“Sometimes signs are sent by bad spirits.”
“I tried to guide my raft with the pole but it spun around.”

Isry · Answer

The closest to that is the last option. Because the narrator is trying to do one thing, but he's curtailed by the physical environment around him.

cooksd2023 · Answer

d right

Isry · Answer

That's what looks the best to me.