Question

select the correct text in the passage.
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?
there is a certain immovable quality to a shore, and the correspondent wondered at it amid the confusion of the sea
it seemed also very attractive, but the correspondent knew that it was a long journey, and he paddled leisurely. the piece of life preserver lay under him, and sometimes he whirled
down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled.

Explanation:

This theme focuses on nature not reacting to human struggle. The shore's unchanging, immovable nature contrasts with the correspondent's chaotic, stressful experience at sea, showing nature is indifferent to his turmoil.

Answer:

There is a certain immovable quality to a shore, and the correspondent wondered at it amid the confusion of the sea