What is the significance of the omniscient narration in "the open boat" by stephen crane?
the omniscient narrator's overview of all the characters provides a foreshadowing of the ending.
the detached perspective of the omniscient narrator emphasizes nature's indifference toward humans.
the omniscient narrator's reverent tone toward the sea indicates that nature is more important than man.
the omniscient narrator's compassionate tone toward the characters shows respect for human endurance.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes