Question

Which best describes the seventh man’s reaction to K.’s death in “The Seventh Man”?

A. He feels hurt because he thinks K. blamed him for K.'s death.
B. He feels hurt because K.'s death has left him without a friend.
C. He feels responsible for K.'s death because he lied to K. about the storm.
D. He feels responsible for K.'s death because he thinks he could have saved K.

Answer 1

Answer: D. He feels responsible for K.'s death because he thinks he could have saved K.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Short Story, “The Seventh Man” tells a story of a man simply known as the Seventh man who shares a story of his childhood when he had a best friend named K.

One day there was a serious storm battering the town they stayed in and when the storm abated for a little while, he took a walk with K. As they stayed on the beach the Seventh man realized that waves were coming in but K was a bit of a distance from him.

After calling out to K who didn't hear him, he runs away when he sees the waves coming instead of going to K and physically collecting him so they both flee. K's body is never found and the Seventh man continually blames himself for not saving K.