Douglass is implying that witnessing the celebration has shown him that the nation is even crueler than he thought.
Explanation: Fredrick Douglass explained that the hipocrisy of the country to celebrate freedom and rights while still owning slaves (and having him give a speech) makes the country much worse than he imagined.
I think that most of this is just trying to express the need for practice. if i were to go to college and had a hard time speeking infront of an audiance the only way to get better is to practice
Bradbury repeatedly uses the color gray to describe the parlor. He chooses this color to show the depressing nature of the parlor. He sees the viewing parlor as a way for people to turn off from experiencing life and the world around them. All the vibrancy of life is drained out.
In contrast when he talks about the park he uses the color green. Green symbolizes life, growth, vitality. He's showing that society has become dull and miserable inside their homes instead of alive and joyous in the world.
The answer is D. 2 gallons