In ernest hemingway's novel the old man and the sea, the main character is santiago. (2) he endures severe physical hardships. (3) the hardships come mainly in his fight with the great fish (4) a painful loss is also suffered by him when sharks eat most of the great fish on the long journey back to shore. (5) despite the sudden and loss, however, the novel is affirmative an hopeful, stressing the power of humans to reach for greatness and to inspire greatness in others.

3. which of the following best describes the writer's intention in sentence 5 in relation to the rest of the passage?
a) to restate the opening sentence
b) to present an interpretation
c) to provide examples
d) to summarize the paragraph

i think the answer might compound

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.