Which piece of evidence best reaveals how Elijah’s words contribute to Joe’s death?

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Which piece of evidence best reveals how Elijah’s words contribute to Joe’s death?

A. “Looka theah, folkses!” cried Elijah Mosley, slapping his leg gleefully. “Theah they  go, big as life an’ brassy as tacks.” (Paragraph 2)

B. “He rides that log down at the saw-mill jus’ like he struts ‘round wid another  man’s wife — jus’ don’t give a kitty.” (Paragraph 5)

C. “Talkin’ like a man, Joe. Course that’s yo’ fambly affairs, but Ah like to see grit in  anybody.” (Paragraph 16)

D. “Aw, Ah doan’t know. You never kin tell. He might turn him up an’ spank him furgettin’ in the way, but Spunk wouldn’t shoot no unarmed man.” (Paragraph 22)

D. “Aw, Ah doan’t know. You never kin tell. He might turn him up an’ spank him furgettin’ in the way, but Spunk wouldn’t shoot no unarmed man.” (Paragraph 22)

Explanation:

In the short story entitled "SPUNK" by Ora Neale HURSTON which focuses mainly on three characters, namely Joe, Joe's wife, and Spunk. A beef is created when Spunk had an affair with Joe's wife, feeling bad Joe tries to confront's Spunk in which Elijah’s words led to his death.

her eyes water as she let her go

her mothers hand goes limp

face white and pale

lips blue and stale

she is gone

sadness fills her body

she collapses to her knees

as her mothers disease leaves the girl alone