read the following passage from heart of darkness and then answer the question.
“this alone, i was convinced, had driven him out to the edge of the forest, to the bush, towards the gleam of fires, the throb of drums, the drone of weird incantations; this alone had beguiled his unlawful soul beyond the bounds of permitted aspirations. […] he had kicked himself loose of the earth.”

who is being described in this passage?
a. marlow
b. the harlequin
c. kurtz
d. the manager

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

the writer needs to avoid using abbreviations and check spelling before sharing.

she is creating a metaphor to convey the idea that love is hard won. i took the quiz and got a 100% : )