What mood is created in this excerpt from dracula by bram stoker?

"now they have beaten me, he thought. i am too old to club sharks to death. but i will try it as long as i have the oars and the short club and the tiller."? this passage shows santiago's belief that a. he will never fish again. b. he is too old to continue fishing. c. man can be defeated but not destroyed. d. the sharks got the best of him.

By comparing part 1 and 2 of polar opposites what does it mean by polar opposites

Based on the map, which arabian city will marco polo describe after kalhat if he continues northwest across the arabian sea?