Holden says it sounds terrible when someone wishes you good luck as you're leaving. Why does he think this? Do you agree?

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Holden hates it because it indicates that his future will not be easy.

Explanation:

Holden believes that wishing good luck on leaving is a bad omen and he hates it when they do this to him. That's because he says that when someone wishes good luck it means that the future that awaits them will not be easy and comfortable. If he needs luck it means it will be difficult, dark and dangerous and he doesn't want to go through it.

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself.

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hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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