Answer:
D) the hectic pace of life experienced by high school students.
Explanation:
In the beginning of the paragraph, the authir states how the students are "preoccupied and are thus prevented to living freely." This shows how busy the students are that they dont have time to themselves.
Taking into account that a simile is a literary device used to compare two unlike things, the following examples provide a clear use of this resource in Shakespeare's masterpiece "Hamlet" (act three scene one):
King Claudios: <em>"For we have closely sent for Hamlet hither,
that he, </em><em>as </em><em>'twere by accident, may here affront Ophelia." </em>
Ophelia: "...<em>words of so sweet breath composed </em><em>as</em><em> made the things more rich..."</em>
Words such as "like" or "as" help the reader identify the use of this figurative speech.
The correct answer to this is to hawa.
The story focuses on Patol Babu, who is intercepted by his neighbor Nishikanto Ghosh to tell him that his brother-in-law, Naresh Dutt, producer of a film company, was looking for a man with particular characteristics. This person had to be around fifty and had to be short and bald. Patol Babu could not believe it, he never thought that something like this could happen to him at his age. Before his knowledge in the performance and wanting to know more details of his participation, Patol Babu was going to contact Naresh Dutt.
After the offering of the role Patol Babu began to remember his past as an actor when he played in theaters as the main actor. Before he used to live in Kanchrapara and worked in a railway factory. After mute to Calcutta since he had been offered a better position, in which he remained for nine years. During that time he wanted to start again with the performance but it was impossible, the company in which he worked reduced his staff to reduce expenses and Patol Babu was one of them. After that I fight to make a living: from opening a store and working as an insurance salesman.
Finally, Naresh Dutt arrives at Patol's house claiming that Patol was the person who was looking for the role and that he had to go to the Faraday house to start filming at the next day. After Naresh left, Patol told his wife what he had achieved. For his performance he was paid but his passion for the performance was stronger but his wife told him to get scared because we still had nothing materialized.
The next day arriving at the place there were a hundred people and a large production that were already beginning to film. Patol asked Dutt what his dialogue was because he wanted to start practicing and acting as best as possible, so Dutt gives him a sheet that said the word 'oh'. Surprised Patol could not believe what he was seeing, he thought he was being teased. Then he walked away sad from the place. Sitting and thoughtful, he began to remember what his mentor Gogon Pakrashi had said to him at the time: No paper is small and you should be grateful for the opportunity you are given. After that he reconsidered his role and dialogue and started practicing the different ways of saying 'oh'. After practicing he went to the set to know when it was his turn to act. Patol waited and at the time of recording he played his role correctly. He felt that his mentor was proud of him and his performance made him feel so good that he did not need the money in comparison to his satisfaction for acting, so he left the place without the money.
Holden was narrating the story in a confusing and untrustworthy manner because he also was not sure who he was really talking about. He clearly did not want to put blame on a single person. It was also the author's intention to confuse the readers to give the twist at the end more striking.
