It is a phrase that is commonly said and it doesn’t compare any two things, so it is an idiom.
Answer:
The given quote is spoken by Happy Loman in Death of a Salesman.
Explanation:
The given quote is said by Happy Loman in Arthur Miller's <em>Death of a Salesman</em>. The passage is from the last part of the book, the "Requim" after the death of Willy Loman, their father.
The book deals with the life of Willy Loman, a salesman who works on accepting his identity amidst the change in himself and the society. The given quote of Happy reveals his determination to become a better salesman, becoming <em>"number one man",</em> winning it for his dead father.
Advocating means supporting or recommending.
It might be C, since D isnt related to the topic, B is just one line from it, A is also not really related to the short story.
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