Read the following passage: the hatred had wrapped its tendrils around joanna's heart and was not letting go. sure, she might prune it back a bit if a leaf began to show and other people noticed, but she never reached down and pulled the thing out by the roots. how does the author's use of metaphor most clearly support the central idea? a. the author likens joanna to a gardener who has neglected her duties and now can't deal with the consequences. b. the author compares feelings of hatred to a weed to show how we sometimes feed our emotions until they grow out of control. c. the author illustrates hate as a plant to show that it needs to be removed completely and not just managed. d. the author makes the plant seem like a companion to joanna to show how close she has grown to her hatred. im stuck between b and d

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Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3