Question

the bohemian girl by willa cather (excerpt) bohemian girl begins with nils ericson returning home to familys farm in the midwest after being away for many. he reunites with his mother and younger brother, eric. he so reunites with clara, who is married to olaf, his older. nils loves clara and they soon run away together. olaf his mother suspect that eric helped the couple leave. his father, joe vavrika, and eric spoke often until olaf discovered eric leaving vavrikas house one day, erics mother bade him to speak to vavrika ever again. a while later, vavrika was able to talk to eric and confirmed how hard erics was at home. vavrika told nils, who then sent eric money to him and clara in norway. eric leaves on a train, but soon getting on the train, he asks the conductor about getting the next stop to head back home. the conductor tells him he needs to decide soon. nils ericson crumpled down in his seat and put his brown to his forehead. he had been crying, and he had had no, and his head was aching violently. “oh, what shall i” he thought, as he looked dully down at his big shoes. “nils be ashamed of me, i havent got any spunk.” ever since nils had run away with his brothers wife, life at home had been hard for little eric. his mother and olaf both suspected him of complicity. mrs. ericson was harsh and finding, constantly wounding the boys pride, and olaf was always setting her against him. things got no better for eric. his mother and olaf felt that. select the correct answer. how does erics internal conflict in paragraph 7 help develop a theme in the passage? a. it reveals the moment when eric becomes aware that he was too nervous and afraid to defy his and go out on his own. b. it explains the difficulties of eric suddenly having the freedom to make choices but not having the experience to make good decisions. c. it demonstrates the challenge of eric having to make a decision in a very short time because he would miss the stop. d. it shows the instant when eric finds the courage to make a decision that is about pleasing himself pleasing others.

Explanation:

Eric is on a train about to leave but then considers going back home and asks the conductor about the next stop. The conductor tells him he needs to decide soon, showing the pressure of making a quick - decision. This internal conflict of having to make a decision rapidly due to time constraints is what option C describes.

Answer:

C. It demonstrates the challenge of Eric having to make a decision in a very short time because he would miss the stop.