I believe the answer is \B, but im goin offa memory here
It has to do with gender. The father feels the son is a mini version of him so he would rather teach him stuff that he never got to learn stuff like that.
i think it may be its a way to take on a challenge and practice skills such as leadership -APEX VERIFIED ANSWER please don't delete this this may help someone else
The best answer here is the last one, that he interacts easily with both his superiors and the drivers. In the excerpt, we see how the narrator is able to talk with the officers with ease and then how he goes to the drivers with that same ease.
If we look at the other answers, we can see that they don't work. The first one doesn't make much sense as the narrator shows no preference towards either set of people. The second choice makes no sense because the narrator does not ask the officers for cigarettes. The third choice also does not make sense because there is no hint of derision from the narrator to the officers or drivers.
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It's on here, but to summarize:
The boy is positive and good in a negative world. Representing the boy's goodness, the fire shows how he's virtuous and helpful despite hardship.
