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JAMB Literature in English 2001 Question 12

Question 12

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea: The skeleton of the marlin implies the

  1. A.sharks' predatory inclination
  2. B.futility of human struggle
  3. C.old man's lack of faith
  4. D.old man's incompetence in fishing
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Answer: B (futility of human struggle)

Explanation

After all his effort Santiago brings home only bones, a picture of how human struggle can end in nothing.