Read the sentence from the passage, Hidden Hopes.
Horses that once frolicked to organ music were now motionless cast iron tethered to rusted poles.
to
How does this sentence help develop the conflict?
did
OA The "horses that once frolicked" speak of David's happiness when he lived in the city, and now he's
longed
motionless because he can't get to town. The carousel cannot move, just as David's conflict is that
out to
he cannot move.
O B. The motionless horses "tethered to rusted poles” are a picture of how David now feels being in the country with "nothing better to do." The carousel is becoming symbolic of David's inner conflict.
O C. The carousel depicts the conflict David has with moving to the country. Just as the horses no longer
ornate
frolic.
David no longer has any fun and must rely on his imagination about the carousel to entertain
himself.
O D. The old carousel with its peeling paint and
motionless horses shows David's anger toward his dad at
moving him to the country. It depicts David's conflict of not wanting to move just as the horses don't
unted
move.
