"besides, he thought, everything kills everything else in some way. fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive." this passage exemplifies the theme of
a. man's perseverance.
b. harmony in nature
c. man vs. nature.
d. man's worthiness.
old man an the sea

The correct answer is option C. man vs. nature.

Explanation:

In the case of this passage we can observe a conflict of man vs nature type.

This kind of conflict reflects a situation where the man is confronted with a situation of nature that is beyond his control. Usually in this type of conflict it is used to demonstrate survival.

The man in question must resolve this conflict in order to move forward in history.

In this case, the conflict would be the conflict of killing a fish. If we quote Ernest Hemingway's text it says:

"But you enjoyed killing the dentuso, I thought. He lives on the live fish as you do. He is not a scavenger nor just a moving appetite as some sharks are. He is beautiful and noble and knows no fear of anything.

 "I killed him in self-defense," the old man said aloud. "And I killed him well."

 Besides, I thought, everything kills everything else in some way. Fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive. The boy keeps me alive, be thought. I must not deceive myself too much. "

Therefore, for survival man had to kill the fish.

This leads us to say that the correct option is option C

chapter i -- paris: september, 1792

a surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

during the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work: all that france had boasted of in the past centuries, of ancient names, and blue blood, had paid toll to her desire for liberty and for fraternity.

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