How does the setting affect the speaker at the end of the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee"? A: The quiet setting of the Arctic convinces the speaker to visit Sam McGee's home in Tennessee.

B: The distant setting of the Arctic motivates the speaker to travel a long distance to find Sam McGee.

C: The strange setting of the Arctic causes the speaker to see Sam McGee in the furnace, alive and warm.

D: The unfamiliar setting of the Arctic causes the speaker to lose his mind at the end of the poem.