Which statement best summarizes a central idea in Infinite Jest?
An individual’s true nature can be accurately defined only by external cultures and settings.
Outside observation is a more valid measure of reality than interpretations based on personal experience are.
A person’s inner self often struggles to overcome external definitions of self imposed by the outside world.
There is only one true reality, and it is separate from people’s personal and social perceptions.

love

explanation:

tending to cause harm

of course not love is   love u cant change it.

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.