Lou Andreas-Salome hope it helped
Answer:
WISHFUL
Explanation:
This righteous and lively indignation on the part of Californians after the long period of deathlike apathy, in which they have witnessed the destruction of other groves unmoved, seems strange until the rapid growth that right public opinion has made during the last few years is considered and the peculiar interest that attaches to the Calaveras giants.
I think it’s answer A. Misery doesn’t sound right
Id say that its “to persuade your reader that you have a reasonable position”