Question

select the correct answer. which excerpt from the passage best shapes the authors perspective on the misfortunes of the working - class? a. \he was a man with a heart, who perhaps imagined his own mother imprisoned in a cellar with the sewer rats.\ (paragraph 17) b. \i watched peoples feet from my cellar window, miners feet in old shoes, soldiers feet, well shod in government leather, the shoes of women with the heels run down, the dilapidated shoes of children, barefooted boys.\ (paragraph 16) c. \boys,\ i said, \go back on your engine. some day it will be all right.\ (paragraph 10) d. \if i were out of this dungeon,\ thought i, \i would be fighting the human sewer rats anyway!\ (paragraph 12)

Explanation:

The description of various people's worn - out shoes in option B shows the poor living conditions of the working class, which best shapes the author's perspective on their misfortunes. Option A is more about an individual's empathy, option C is an encouragement, and option D is about a personal desire for action rather than directly showing the working - class misfortunes.

Answer:

B. "I watched people’s feet from my cellar window, miners’ feet in old shoes, soldiers’ feet, well shod in government leather, the shoes of women with the heels run down, the dilapidated shoes of children, barefooted boys." (paragraph 16)