Re-read the passage:

Question

A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
In Stephen Crane's "A Man Said to the Universe," a man asserts his own existence to the universe. The universe responds in a way that is best described as __________.

Question 8 options:

shocked

furious

indifferent

overjoyed

Answer 1

The universe responds in a way that is best described as indifferent. The passage highlights the universe's lack of obligation or emotional response to the man's assertion of existence, which suggests a sense of indifference rather than shock, fury, or joy.