Read the following passage from a drama:

curtis whooee! those kids look like they can just run all day! as long as they can keep playin' with that hose, that's how long i can sit here on the porch and watch 'em.

ralph yeah, but when we was playing with the hose on a hot day, we use to wonder at those old men rockin' away on the porch. now we those old men! ha ha!

which statement most accurately analyzes the aesthetic impact of the excerpt?

a.
it uses the porch to symbolize separation between the generations.

b.
it supports the backstory of curtis and ralph growing up together.

c.
it conveys a sense of lighthearted nostalgia at the simple pleasures in life.

d.
it leaves readers with feelings of sadness at the inevitable passage of time.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community