He came down with the flu.
Or
He fell ill.
Lyddie went downstairs into the living room and saw Charlie standing there. She couldn't believe it. She just stood and looked at him and then he said "Sister". Lyddie said "Yes, so you've come".
Charlie told her, "I took the railroad car".
Charlie seemed proud of himself and excited that he had taken the railroad. He smiled, but Lyddie didn't recgonize his smile. He was the same boy, but somehow she felt like she didn't even know him anymore because it had been so long.
The quote which contains an underlying allegory representing humanity's resistance to change and lack of will is - The name of the one was Obstinate and the name of the other Pliable.
Obstinate means stubborn, which applies to <em>humanity's resistance to change, </em>and pliable means impressionable, malleable, and applies to <em>lack of will. </em>
The answer is C. make the text seem more genuine and authentic
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