"Begone! Let it leak! I'm all aleak myself. Aye! leaks in
leaks! not only full of leaky casks, but those leaky casks
are in a leaky ship; and that's a far worse plight than the
Pequod's man. Yet I don't stop to plug my leak; for who can
find it in the deep-loaded hull; or how hope to plug it, even
if found, in this life's howling gale?"
What trait of Gothic literature does this passage have in common with Edgar
Allan Poe's "The Raven"?
O
A. An exploration of humanity's dark side
B. The extensive use of metaphor
C. A setting that is dark and foreboding
O
D. The use of dialogue to show character

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.