Answer:
i don't have the context to know for sure, but one thing the blank could be is american.
this:
They had to fight hard to gain American Independence.
Explanation:
(this sentence is also true historically since americans really had to actually fight the british to gain independence for themselves)
HOWEVER, independence could also apply to other countries since america is not the only country to have ever gained independence.
What does the ditch most likely symbolize in the story? The ditch that separates the Compson place from Nancy's shack could be seen to symbolize the enormous gulf that divides black people and white people in the Old South.
It is indicating something very awing just occurred, and not to be talked about or something.
A bundle of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored so a sinking bundle must mean the opposite.