Question

When the seventh man begins to tell his story, he introduces it in this way: 'In my case, it was a wave,' he said. 'There is no way for me to tell, of course, what it will be for each of you. But in my case it just happened to take the form of a gigantic wave. It presented itself to me all of a sudden one day without warning. And it was devastating.' What does this excerpt most clearly imply?

1) He believes that in life, every individual must confront fear in some form or another.
2) He believes that his life was changed by a disaster in a way that others cannot understand.
3) He believes that he has succeeded despite not knowing what will happen to others.
4) He believes that in life, everyone will face the risk of a giant wave caused by a storm.

Answer 1

The seventh man believes that in life, every individual must confront fear in some form or another.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt most clearly implies that the seventh man believes that in life, every individual must confront fear in some form or another. He states that while he experienced it as a gigantic wave, he acknowledges that each person's fear will be different. He also describes how his experience with the wave was devastating. Therefore, the correct answer is option 1) He believes that in life, every individual must confront fear in some form or another.