Question

review the passage. the hyperbole is shown in bold.
\aint you thinkin whats it gonna be like when we get there? aint you scared it wont be
nice like we thought?\

o,\ she said quickly.
o, i aint. you cant do that. i cant do that. its too much—
livin too many lives. up ahead theys a thousan lives we might live, but when it
comes, itll ony be one. if i go ahead on all of em, its too much. you got to live ahead
cause youre so young, but— its jus the road goin by for me.\
from john steinbeck, the grapes of wrath. copyright 1939 by john steinbeck
what is the effect of the hyperbole on the passages meaning or tone?
it suggests that it is fruitless to think too much about
the future.
it suggests the importance of thinking about the
future.
it suggests that the future will contain dangers.

Explanation:

The hyperbole here is "a thousan' lives we might live" and the subsequent statement "but when it comes, it'll on'y be one". The character is emphasizing that even though there seem to be many possible future lives (exaggerated), in reality, only one life will be lived. This implies that overthinking all the possible future lives (thinking too much about the future) is not useful because only one will actually happen. The second option is incorrect as the hyperbole doesn't suggest the importance of thinking about the future, and the third is incorrect as there's no mention of danger in the hyperbole - related text.

Answer:

It suggests that it is fruitless to think too much about the future.