L. v. craig. (laughs.) you know one thing, man? now that i got my bread i tell you this much. if i took somethin' i sure in hell would keep it. don't never chicken out! big enough to do it go on and see it through. you sure ain' no thief you jus' a rascal. which statement best explains how the author uses symbolism in this excerpt? a. by comparing joe to a "rascal, l. v. craig adds insult to injury by suggesting that the old man is not even a competent criminal. b. the "thief" that l. v. refers to represents the more dignified, but less moral, path that many take to escape disenfranchisement. c. the tension is the scene has just decreased, which is indicated in l. v. craig's laugh in the stage directions. d. l. v. craig stands for the general turmoil that followed the years after the civil rights act of 1964, which included riots and assassinations.