What effect does stephen crane achieve by repeating the phrase "the sacred cheese" in the short story "the open boat"?

a.) the crew's derermination to relize their slight chance of reaching land.
b.) the crew's feelings of upon realizing their low chance of survival
c.) the crew's resignation that their death is inevitable
d.) the crew's bitterness upon realizing that fate is unjust and fickle

stephen crane repeats the phrase "the sacred cheese" twice in the story. the phrase is not attributed to any single survivor. so it is believed to reflect. by repeating the phrase “the sacred cheese,” he

a.) compares the men to small children who are innocent and lack cunning
b.) compares the men to mice who are intelligent and survive by adapting to circumstances
c.) compares the men to mice who must struggle to survive but have their efforts go in vain.
d.) compares the men to small children who are being rightly punished for disobeying orders