Question

excerpt from \the scarlet ibis\. there is within me (and with sadness i have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times i was mean to doodle. one day i took him up to the barn loft and showed him his casket, telling him how we all had believed he would die. it was covered with a film of paris green sprinkled to kill the rats, and screech owls had built a nest inside it. doodle studied the mahogany box for a long time, then said, \its not mine.\ \it is,\ i said. \and before ill help you down from the loft, youre going to have to touch it.\ multiple choice 1 point what symbol is described in this excerpt, and what does it represent? the owls, which symbolize knowledge and wisdom the nest, which symbolizes home and family the rats, which symbolize cruelty and sadness the casket, which symbolizes the loss of doodle

Explanation:

In the text, the casket is associated with the idea of Doodle's death as it was built for him in anticipation of his demise, symbolizing the loss of Doodle. The rats are linked to negative and cruel - like elements, the nest represents home and family, and the owls are often symbols of knowledge and wisdom in literature.

Answer:

The casket, which symbolizes the loss of Doodle.