Answer:
It could be foreshadowing what could happen in the future or be trying to to show the reader this is an important idea and should he remembered.
B is the answer of this question
Firstly, Shining morning face means the children's face after washing their face at morning. And secondly, creeping like snail means the children's who can not move and unwilling to go to school. Just like snail...
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A, the fate of prisoners.