Answer:
B. Expresses interest in contrary views
Explanation:
The correct answer to the question is B. Expresses interest in contrary views
The correct answer is that in the first two sentences the author is expressing interest in the contrary views, the radio broadcast is compared to a passage of a book which is a contrary view.
What are the answer choices?
I think the best answer is 'it creates a mood of despair and surrender', but it could possibly be 'it suggests what the characters should be feeling'.