The heart that feels not is dead; the blood of his children will curse his cowardice who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole and made them happy."

what is the purpose of the figurative language in this excerpt?
to evoke in the audience admiration for those who aid and comfort the needy
to evoke in the audience concern for the safety of children and loved ones
to evoke in the audience shame for placing self-preservation above the good of the community
to evoke in the audience anger at children who disrespect the authority of their parents

The answer is C: to evoke in the audience shame for placing self-preservation above the good of the community

Explanation:

i have read the novel roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred d. taylor.

1. this isn't like any other story i've read or watched because it is about a black family in mississippi right after slavery in the u.s. had become illegal. most of the novels i have read were about slavery. another point is that the author of the novel used symbolism in a way i haven't seen before. for example she uses thunder as something negative meaning something bad will happen. but by the end of the novel, she made thunder a good thing.

2.   one character that changed during the novel was stacey. stacey is the eldest child of the black logan family. around the begging of the novel stacey was avoiding the white boy jeremy simms. he had a dislike for jeremy's family. but at the end of the novel stacey began to like jeremy.

3. the author starts the novel with the problem that the children of the logan family have to avoid the white kid school bus while walking to school.