Question 20
Other Set Texts: Non-African ProseErnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea: The skeleton of the fish is brought by the shore to
- A.draw sympathy for the old man
- B.show the old man's fruitless effort
- C.show that the skeleton itself is useful
- D.mock the misadventure of the old man
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (show the old man's fruitless effort)
Explanation
Only the bare skeleton reaches the shore: the sharks ate the flesh, so it stands for the old man's great but fruitless effort.