What motifs are examined through Santiago's dreams of the lions on the beach? A. freedom and truth

B. disappointment and despair

C. hope and calmness

D. strength and possibility

Old man an the Sea

The motifs are examined through Santiago's dreams of the lions on the beach are strength and possibility

Explanation:

In the story Old man and the Sea the character of Santiago has three dreams about the lions, being the first before he departs on his three-day fishing expedition, the second when he sleeps on the boat in the middle of his struggle with the marlin, and the third at the end of the book, all of this events have in common the feeling of adventure and possibilities of success, taking the lion as a symbol of his strength to triumph.

(d) alice notices that the glass is melting away. because that aint real

adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore