If I were to awnser this I would of chose c because if the mother is comparing the rock to her courage it means she doesn’t need the courage anymore it’s like she already has it.
I do hear that when children grow up with fatherless homes tend to be more stress ful
Conflict is important in a story because <span>it is the source of change that engages a reader, and in a story, conflict and action does what description and telling of feelings and situations do not.</span>
If a story doesn't have conflict the reader either cannot relate or they will be bored.