I think that the reason why the auther made the imagine reflect in the water is to show that no matter how hard you try to hide the bad side of you life or no matter how hard you try to hide how bad something is it is always going to show no matter what. You can't always hide everything.
Because when writing an introductory paragraph you suppose to have some biographic about the person and the year he/she was born. B is the best option there. I hope this help.
I HA.TE when peolle think race matters ...like it really dosnt im not racist at all and i get looked at because im white like why ;-; but anyways it shouldn't mater anyways so have a good day and stay safe :)