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read the following excerpt from robinson crusoe.
when these thoughts were over, my head was for some time taken up in considering the nature of these wretched creatures, - i mean the savages, and how it came to pass in the world, that the wise governor of all things should give up any of his creatures to such inhumanity, nay, to something so much below even brutality itself, as to devour its own kind (176).
which phrase from this passage most clearly shows crusoes preoccupation with mastery?
a. how it came to pass
b. wretched creatures
c. such inhumanity
d. considering the nature

Explanation:

The term "wretched creatures" implies a sense of superiority and a view of the "savages" as inferior beings, which reflects Crusoe's pre - occupation with mastery over them. The other phrases do not convey this same sense of dominance.

Answer:

B. Wretched creatures