Its B for apex. i had to crucify myself in order to figure this out
I think its A. They establish this section's grim mood. Hope thus helps :D
In American Romantic Literature the “journey” means "leaving civilization and entering the universe of nature".
The American Romantic period, which kept going from around 1830-70, was a period of quick extension and development in the U S that energized intuition, creative ability and independence in writing. This writing esteems feeling and intuition over reason.
I don’t really understand your question but inactive listening is when you don’t care about what the speaker is saying so you’re basically ignoring them. ♀️