B. Ribsy rolled in the dirt and that's why Henry went back home to clean him up while Maude the Mule was Performing.
The correct answer is C. outcast
The most obvious element is a character, as shown in option C.
<h3>Why are the other elements not highlighted?</h3>
- The setting refers to the environment where the story takes place and the passage does not refer to any environment.
- The plot refers to the story as a whole and the passage refers to just one point in the story.
In the passage provided, we can see that the narrator refers to a specific person and how that person behaved at a given moment, provoking reactions and thoughts.
A person, in a text, is a character and all the characters are very important elements for the development of the story because they promote the advancement of the narrative and the execution of events.
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