Which summary of a story about a ship crashing into an iceberg is the most
subjective?
A. The builders of the ship claim that it's indestructible, but it turns out that
it isn't.
B. The hero sacrifices himself to save his girlfriend from drowning, which
shows that love conquers death.
C. The captain is warned about the approaching iceberg, but he doesn't
bother to get out of bed.
D. The crew members save themselves instead of letting the passengers
board the lifeboats first.

The other summaries stick to just recounting what happened in the story. B's summary is a bit subjective because it's up to interpretation what the hero's sacrifice really meant.

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michell96 michell96 · Answer 2 · 2020-01-30T21:06:24+01:00

The correct answer is B. The hero sacrifices himself to save his girlfriend from drowning, which shows that love conquers death.

Explanation:

In a summary, the purpose is to report key details and information of a source such as a story, presentation, novel, etc. Additionally, a summary is considered as objective when it only includes key information of the original source or subjective if the author of the summary includes his/her perspective, feelings, thoughts or point of view rather than only reporting the information.

According to this, the summary of a story about a ship crashing into an iceberg that is the most subjective is " The hero sacrifices himself to save his girlfriend from drowning, which shows that love conquers death" because by classifying one of the characters as "hero" and stating his action show "love conquers death" the author of the summary shows he/she is including personal perspective or points of view which occurs if the summary is subjective.