The mariner’s shipmates condemn him for killing the Albatross. Read what happens next. (this is from gradpoint) “Ah! well a-day! what evil looks

Had I from old and young!

Instead of the cross, the Albatross

About my neck was hung.”

In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, why is the Albatross hung around the Mariner’s neck?

The Mariner thinks it looks better than a cross.

It is a reward for shooting the bird that was eating all the ship’s food.

The Mariner is trying to get the bird’s good luck.

It is a punishment for shooting the bird that brought the ship good luck.

Explanation:

The Albatross is hung around the Mariner’s neck because it is a punishment for shooting the bird that brought the ship good luck in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.

taken from the novel “the adventures of huckleberry finn” by mark twain (1884), the author narrates about social issues and norms related to morality, prejudice, and slavery. twain included the excerpt above in order to discuss a moral conflict that huck is in: following the moral values he has received from the society in which he lives. moreover, there are moral issues such as gilt and blame discussed here. in the excerpt above, which is part of chapter xvi, huck faces a dilemma: jim to escape or telling miss watson about jim’s flight. huck feels confused, since by choosing one action or another someone is going to get hurt. both jim and miss watson have him in different ways; jim has protected him and has been very kind with him and miss watson has him with his education. the following sentence is a clear example of the dilemma huck faces when he narrates what his conscience tells him: “what had poor miss watson done to you that you could see her niger go off right under your eyes and never say one single word? ”.