Which excerpt from nadine gordimer's “once upon a time” best indicates that in trying to ban “these people,” “such people,” and “thieves” from the neighborhood the family has made themselves prisoners in their own home? but to her…--he had electronically controlled gates fitted the little boy was fascinated by the device and used it … in cops and robbers play so from every window and door in the house…they now saw the trees and sky through bars they sat about with their feet in the gutters…--for it was a beautiful suburb, spoilt only by their presence

The book “ Once Upon a Time “written by Nadine Gordimer relates of the rather unhappy-ending tale of a family living in the suburbs surrounded by unfriendly people.

Question: Which excerpt from Nadine Gordimer's “Once Upon a Time” best indicates that in trying to ban “these people,” “such people,” and “thieves” from the neighborhood the family has made themselves prisoners in their own home?

C. So from every window and door in the house…they now saw the trees and sky through bars

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself. 

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