The answer is C. an unoccupied territory.
Due to its harsh climate, Antartica is non-ecumene, meaning it is uninhabited by people. Although it is unoccupied, several countries signed a treaty, each country holding territorial claims to different parts of Antarctica, some territories overlapping.
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A want is something that someone had the desire for, but doesn't necessarily need. A need however is something that the person may not have a desire for, but is very important.
I won't write a whole paragraph but i'll list the symbolism. The gold represents the purity and value they had at the time, the hair of the wife represents the youth the woman once had, and the chain represented the emotional attachment she had for her husband.
The speaker is a black slave