Question

read the following passage and identify the symbol. \as we dressed our wounds and collected our dead, we looked to the early morning sun, just barely peeking over the horizon. dawn had come, and with it came a brilliant cast of gold behind the clouds, illuminating our battle - worn faces. dawn had come, and the war was finally over.\ gold symbolizes the quest for power. clouds symbolize uncertainty. wounds symbolize emotional scars. dawn symbolizes new beginnings.

Explanation:

The passage describes the end of a war with the arrival of dawn. Dawn is often associated with the start of a new day, symbolizing new beginnings, hope, and the end of difficult times. The other options do not have clear - cut support from the given text.

Answer:

D. Dawn symbolizes new beginnings.