In the context of the text, why do people follow the crowd? Why does tribalism compel some people to join extreme groups? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.

Around, blank character is one who changes and grows as a result of the conflict in the story.

Which statement about this passage best explains that the culture is patriarchal?