I would say the author uses irony in this passage that remembering his mother makes him not happy but miserable which may be the opposite of what is expected but he would rather suffer this than be happy in forgetting her as this latter feeling would be expected to make him sad.
Read the criteria i believe is the first step
Answer:
Falling action.
Explanation:
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(A.) is your answer to the question
