Read the passage from "the courage that my mother had":

that courage like a rock, which she

has no more need of, and i have.

which best explains how this simile reflects on the speaker's mother?

a. it shows she lacked courage.

b. it shows she was cold and heartless.

c. it shows that she is strong.

d. it shows that she is weak.

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