Question

read the excerpt from chapter 28 of moby-dick. not a word he spoke; nor did his officers say aught to him; though by all their minutest gestures and expressions, they plainly showed the uneasy, if not painful, consciousness of being under a troubled master-eye. which best describes the theme melville develops in this excerpt? the effectiveness of a leader who sets himself apart from others the importance of obeying a leader under all circumstances the inherent danger of a leader who exhibits signs of distress the problems associated with inexperienced leaders

Explanation:

The excerpt shows the officers are uneasy/distressed under a troubled master, with no communication between them and the leader. This aligns with the idea of a leader causing distress in those under them.

Answer:

C. the inherent danger of a leader who exhibits signs of distress