Which of these statements best describes how the setting establishes conflict and advances the plot of the story?

A). The geographic distance between the capital and the town emphasizes the oppression of a government that is out of touch with its people.

Explanation:

The Setting is elucidated as the description of the time, place, and circumstances or the context in which the narrative is set. It educates the readers of the backdrop of the story and also the mood.

In the story, the setting displaying the 'geographic distance between the capital and the town.' It informs the readers about the inherent conflict lying in  society and this distance gives them an idea of the 'persecuting government which kept the people and their rights completely out of touch.' Thus, the setting gives an idea to readers about the tyrranical state of people of the state and its expected effects on them. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.