Read these lines from the text:
i felt that i breathed an atmosphere of sorrow. an air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and pervaded all.
what feeling is the author trying to express in these lines?
pleasure
sadness
excitement
fury

Sadness

Explanation:

In these lines, the author is expressing a feeling that he felt was all around. The feeling is one of sadness, as we can tell from some of the phrases and words the author uses. He tells us that the atmosphere was one of "sorrow" and that the air was one of "stern, deep and irredeemable gloom." All of these words contribute to creating a mood of sadness.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

perhaps, jefferson is the best spokesman that speak about american ideals of equality and liberty.

no one should be immune to the law because if there is an existence of someone that is above the law, a true equality would never be achieved

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