Answer:
The correct answer is <u>B</u>: It communicates the idea that just because one cannot see decay or destruction occurring, that does not mean it isn't happening.
Explanation:
In this excerpt, Alan Paton tries to say that injustice and inequality are widely extended in South Africa, although we are not able to see it. He compares the destruction of South Africa with things that occur in nature, like leaf silently falling in the forest or white ants who are eating away the food. He wants to say that we shouldn't neglect things that are happening just because they occur in silence.
<em>Cry, the Beloved Country</em> is a novel written by South African writer Alan Paton, first time published in 1948. It tells a story about Stephen Kumalo, a black priest who goes to Johannesburg to find his son Absalom.
I could be wrong but I think the answer is D.
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The irony is that Tom is more educated then Huck, but makes it very complicated to free Jim, instead of doing it the simple way.
