Which quotation most effectively expresses the concept that Douglass wanted to learn to read and write, even though it would bring him misery?

"The silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness. Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever. It was heard in every sound, and seen in everything."
"I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. Anything, no matter what, to get rid of thinking!"
"As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish."
"In moments of agony, I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity. I have often wished myself a beast."

Based on the cause-and-effect relationship in this sentence, what is the meaning of the word revert? the brownies kali made using a new recipe were too dry, so she reverted to her original recipe. a) to alter or change completely; revise b) to dispose of or remove; to throw away c) to prepare for something; assemble or make d) to go back to a previous state or practice

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gifts that jim had purchased in the beginning of the story this would be an example of

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile