Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. He spread his arms wide against the ocean sounds: the rush of the w
aves, the manic giggles of the gulls, the sighing of the sea breeze against the granite. He put his back to all of Phippsburg—Lord, to the entire continent—till with a shrug he sloughed off its heavy stillness and looked for a way to climb down to the water. . . . [F]inally he was down on the beach, breathing hard and deep, like something that was only just coming alive and drinking in the liquid air for the first delicious time. Which best states how Turner’s internal conflict is connected to the setting? (A) Turner feels stifled in the town but free in the open air of the beach. (B) Turner feels used to the town but unsure of himself on the beach. (C) Turner feels there is a lot to do in the town but not much to do at the beach. (D) Turner feels criticized by people in the town but criticized by God at the beach.
(A) Turner feels stifled in the town but free in the open air of the beach.
When we look at the answer options we know that we need to take a closer look at how the author describes the setting of the beach and the town. The descriptions of the beach are all positive while the town is described as a "heavy stillness" - negative. This means we need answer options that look positively on the beach but negatively on the town. The only option that does this is option A. Also, In the passage it says, "He spread his arms wide" and "breathing hard and deep like something that was only just coming alive." These details tells us that Turner feels free at the beach. The opening up and being able to breath also demonstrates how stifled he felt in the town.
Based on the options given, the most likely answer to this query is (A) Turner feels stifled in the town but free in the open air of the beach.Thank you for your question. Please don't hesitate to ask in Brainly your queries.
One is like an impersonal pronoun, can be used for people or as an indefinite pronoun. Instead of saying stamps again, they use "one" to replace it. Hope that helps.
