Answer:
I think the answer would be the first one. "They can never go home to childhood again. They can never return to that simpler, sheltered, and supportive time." (Paragraph 3), because it tells us how the child felt during adolescence and how their relationship was like with their parent. :)
I hope this helped.
Simile because simile means to smile and so blah blah blah
I can say that Issac has a very strong will to win the race to not only make his family proud but also his coach. I also feel that he is very determined to win - "had been training for this race for months.'"