I had to look for the missing passage and the options and here is the answer:"Here is New York" is a book that was written by E. B. White and Roger Angell. And based on the passage taken from this book, the effect that the symbol has on the meaning on this passage is this: The commuter is the queerest bird of all. The suburb he inhabits has no essential vitality of its own and is a mere roost where he comes at day’s end to go to sleep. (This answer is based on the actual options attached to this question).
When he says gators he is referring to our fear. And when he says love is all you need as long as you keep the gators fed he is meaning by that if you feed your need to be scared all you need to feed is your need for love.
You should try umbrella 0__0
