"he was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the gulf stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. in the first forty days a boy had been with him. but after forty days without a fish the boy's parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week." what is the main idea of this passage?
a. harmony in nature
b. perseverance through hard times
c. adherence to a level of dignity
d. loyalty despite mistrust