50 points and possibly brainliest why is it important for santiago to catch tuna and dolphin? a. to feed the birds and turtles so they will stay near the skiff. b. to insure that he has some kind of fish to bring to market. c. to provide santiago with nourishment as he battles the marlin. d. to prove that he is a good fisherman and he isn't a failure. what is santiago's thought when the marlin jumps out of the water and he sees him for the first time? a. how big he is and whether he has the strength to hold him on the line b. how much money he will make when he returns with the fish c. how jealous all the other fishermen will be when they see him d. how frightened he is by the power of this fish which of the following passages illustrates santiago's philosophy of nature? a. “cramp then if you want. make yourself into a claw. it will do you no good.” b. “now i will pay attention to my work and then i must eat the tuna so that i will not have a failure of strength." c. “he tried to increase the tension, but the line had been taut up to the very edge of the breaking point since he had hooked the fish and he felt the harshness as he leaned back to pull and knew he could put no more strain on it..” d. “but he said nothing of this to the bird who could not understand him anyway and who would learn about the hawks soon enough> " which point of view allows the reader to see all the action and know what the characters are thinking and feeling? a. manolin's point of view b. the omniscient narrator c. santiago's point of view d. the first-person narrator santiago dreams about the lions on the beach during his second night at sea. what motif do the lions signify? a. unsuspected danger b. strength and opportunity c. calmness and sentimentality d. disappointment and fatigue