Read this excerpt from the crisis, number I, by thomas paine. “britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared tbat she has a right (not only to TAX) but ‘to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth.” which is the best way to paraphrase this excerpt?

a. britain’s army is trying to enslave the colonists
b. the colonists fear being enslaved by britain
c. britain has oppressed the colonists in many ways
d. the colonists do not support british taxation

can you give me a hint

alrigt gdy

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.