Read these words from president johnson's speech: for with a country as with a person, "what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? " which event in the play best reflects johnson's words? a. beneatha considering going to africa with asagai b. travis and his friends playing with a rat in the alley c. walter ultimately refusing lindner's offer d. mama wanting to buy ruth a secondhand dresser

C. Walter ultimately refusing Lindner's offer

Lindner offers to buyout Walter so that the family does not move into the Clybourne Park neighborhood. The money offered is significant and would be a great help to the family especially after they lost the money from the liquor store and for Beneatha's education. If Walter agrees to this buyout, he feels as though he would be losing his soul. The Clybourne Park Neighborhood Association does not want the Youngers to live in the neighborhood because of their race.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

the first option is the answer