Answer:d. as though
Explanation:
Young people today feel as though it’s very difficult to succeed.
First she want a dress because in her she need one for this type of affair where she would just wear it once to impress people. Basically she was just thinking about her self at this point because her husband was saving the money for a gun that he wanted but instead he got her the dress because in was more of a need.
When the boy speaks to John, it shows that the boy is a bully and is antagonizing violence.