Answer:
The light in CROOKS' room is "meagre". This suggests the lack of happiness and hope CROOKS holds - represented through his room's dismal (dark) description. This shows that the light tries to get input never manages to penetrate the darkness.
Explanation:
Based on the given statement above, the author's word choice suggests a feeling a connectedness. It shows connectedness to the subject which is the immigrant and how the daughter and the granddaughter is connected to him or her. Hope this is the answer that you are looking for.
This portrayal is depicted in the image of the child who, although dead, lifts his fists, as a sign of resistance. Thanks to the oppression, the child is dead in his mother's arms, "with a bullet through his brain". But thanks to the people's undying urge for freedom, he isn't dead after all. He lives in their memories. He lives as a symbol of their desire to break free and their resistance to brutality and tyranny.
