In the space below, copy and paste a passage from “The Open Boat” that expresses a principle of naturalism explicitly rather than implicitly.

´´The January water was icy, and he reflected immediately that it was colder than he hadexpected to find it off the coast of Florida. This appeared to his dazed mind as a fact important enough to be noted at the time. The coldness of the water was sad; it was tragic. This fact was somehow so mixed and confused with his opinion of his own situation that it seemed almost a proper reason for tears. The water was cold.”

Explanation:

expository writing is one of the most common types of writing.

d is the best answer for this question.