Which of the following passages from the story best illustrates the theme “holding onto hope is important in the lives of oppressed people”? A.
“Sarah couldn’t stand up straight any longer. She was too weak. The sun burned her face. The babe cried and cried, ‘Pity me, oh pity me,’ say it sounded like."

B.
“The folks were full of misery then. Got sick with the up and down of the sea. So they forgot about flyin’ when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa."

C.
“So they say. The Overseer told it. The one called Master said it was a lie, a trick of the light. The Driver kept his mouth shut."

D.
“It didn’t matter, they went so high. Way above the plantation, way over the slavery land. Say they flew away to Free-dom."