Which detail best supports the theme of inevitable hardship when faced with loneliness
A. A grotesque rendering of the old babes in the wood
B. he must have grown full at his work
C the oiler sat up, blinking his eyes and shaking with the new cold
D. the correspondent thought that he was the one man afloat on all the oceans.

D. the correspondent thought that he was the one man afloat on all the oceans.

Explanation:

"The Open Boat" is a short story written by Stephen Crane. It is based on the author's own experience of surviving a shipwreck.

In the excerpt above, the theme of loneliness is best portrayed in detail D."One man afloat on all the oceans" conveys the idea of loneliness and isolation, while the use of words "fragmentary" and "dull" contribute to the isolated atmosphere.