The correct answer is B) The dragon represents the girl and her situation. Both characters are passing through painful situations and a bid desire to be stronger to overcome what has happened to them.
The other options are not possible because A) doesn't make any connections between the two characters, C) She is as hurt as the dragon so it is already a reflection and D) The dragon is powerless in here so it doesn't give an image of power to the girl.
Gawain wears the green girdle as a symbol of his weakness. He behaved deceitfully and returned to Camelot bearing the girdle as a symbol of his failure in keeping his vow.
