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read the excerpt from lizzie bright and the buckminster boy.

[mr. stonecrop] draped his arm around turner's shoulders and drew him in, into his strength and power and presence. turner felt as if he were moving in close to a mountain. but when he looked up into mr. stonecrop's face, he shuddered. mr. stonecrop was laughing, and his mouth was pulled into a grin, but his eyes were as dead as marbles, almost as if there were nothing behind them. he was like someone out of a ghost story, and turner tried to draw away.

in this excerpt, mr. stonecrop is compared to a mountain. how does this description relate to mr stonecrop’s role in the main conflict of the story?

a)mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, is a fair and wise man whom others look up to for leadership about malaga island.
b)mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of malaga island.
c)mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, changes with the seasons, and he changes his mind about the people of malaga island.
d)mr. stonecrop, like a mountain, is an elderly man who lets others decide what is best in reference to malaga island.