Read the passage below from “Marigolds” and answer the question.

I had indeed lost my mind, for all the smoldering emotions of that summer swelled in me and burst—the great need for my mother who was never there, the hopelessness of our poverty and degradation, the bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both at once, the fear unleashed by my father’s tears. And these feelings combined in one great impulse toward destruction.

What state of mind is revealed by the quote, “all the smoldering emotions of that summer swelled in me and burst.

Euphoria at the thought of becoming a woman.
An overflow of anger and resentment towards the narrator’s neglectful parents.
An overwhelming feeling of helplessness caused by the narrator’s new understanding of the world.
Bitterness as the narrator realizes the depths of her family’s poverty.

B. An overflow of anger and resentment towards the narrator’s neglectful parents.

Explanation:

After the quote "... all the smoldering emotions of that summer swelled in me and burst—" It was also said that "The great need for my mother who was never there..." Meaning the mother neglected the child. The child was also in fear from it's fathers tears, Most likely causing anger or resentment.

Hope this helps!

jim mohr

explanation:

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel