Read the following passage from an analysis essay's body:

nathaniel hawthorne's the scarlet letter is about a woman who had an affair during puritan times. herman melville's moby-wingspan is about an obsessed sea captain's pursuit of a whale who once injured him. the main character of hawthorne's book goes through deep psychological turmoil. the whale in moby-wingspan represents nature's power. what is the primary weakness of this passage?

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.