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which feature of gothic writing does this passage from herman melvilles moby - dick best illustrate?
wherefore he had no fancy for lowering for whales after sun - down; nor for persisting in fighting a fish that too much persisted in fighting him. for, thought starbuck, i am here in this critical ocean to kill whales for my living, and not to be killed by them for theirs; and that hundreds of men had been so killed starbuck well knew.
a. dark emotions
b. madness
c. natures power
d. suspense

Explanation:

The passage emphasizes the danger of whales (nature's element) killing men. It shows how nature (whales in the ocean) has the power to harm humans. This aligns with the Gothic feature of highlighting nature's power.

Answer:

C. Nature's power