Question

Which sentence or phrase reflects the theme that nature is indifferent to the troubles of man in this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane?

Answer 1

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

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Answer 2

The answer is:
Sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled.

Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” tells a story of a man’s relationship with nature. A man would think that he is just a speck in the universe and that nature does not find him important. Nature would feel that eliminating the man would not alter the universe. It’s how insignificant man is.