Why is it significant that santiago has traveled so far out to sea? a. it demonstrates santiago's strength and ability to row out so far. b. it reveals why he's a more talented fisherman than the others. c. it explains why santiago begins talking to the birds. d. it increases the tension of santiago's fishing experience.

D.It increases the tension of Santiago's fishing experience.

Explanation:

One of the reasons why it is significant that Santiago has travelled so far out to sea is because this makes his situation all the more dramatic. Because of this, we are able to understand Santiago's desperation over the fact that he has not been able to have a succesful experience in months. It also increases our worry when we see that Santiago's ordeal becomes more complicated as time goes by.

i believe it is he has been given the drum as a joke.

the examples that saki used to represent satire through situational irony are options two (2) and five (5) inasmuch as the wolf thought that looking for a girl in the bushes could be as easy as hunting little pigs at the park, but it took him so much time to find the girl if it had not been not for a silly mistake. also, bertha would have survived to the wolf's hunt if she had not won those medals for goodness, which at the end they were what got her killed by making noise, so winning medals of goodness was not so good achievement, after all.