How does the phrase "packing passengers like sardines" at the beginning of Paragraph 3 affect the meaning of the essay?
The phrase creates an image of people tightly
O crammed together, which implies the discomfort
Gandhi and the other passengers feel
The phrase indicates that people are jammed
together with very little space around them, which
implies that people are beginning to smell
The phrase exaggerates how crowded the train is,
O which implies that Gandhi is seeking sympathy from
readers
The phrase relates how frustrated the merchant is
O with people crowding his personal space, which
implies that he's tired of being on the train