Throughout the story, the moon dies. At the beginning of the story, she is bright and vibrant. However, at the end of the story, the narrator describes her saying, " Her once ivory skin was now crumpled...her arm...was thin and interrupted by bruised veins." Slowly the darkness of the night is taking over. The narrator describes her fading when he says, "she was dimming...Soon, I could only see a shimmer of white." At the end of the story the moon dies and leaves behind a few embers of "silvery, sparkling dust" which give the narrator hope.
The scene from the novel contributes to the development of the story as a conflict between Mary and Collin is established. Thus, option D is correct.
<h3>What is the story of The secret garden about?</h3>
The Secret Garden is a fiction by Frances Burnett. It was set in England and is a classic children's novel that has been used to make several films and adaptations.
Mary Lennox is the main character that lives in India and is married to a British Family. Her character is portrayed as a selfish girl who is rude and annoying. Collin was a sick boy who was bedridden.
Therefore, option D. the conflict sets the development of the story.
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