As co-owner Ned Bonner said, "If we had to put our store out of its misery, we wanted it to be a lively death Based on the context of the passage, what does the oxymoron lively death mean?

A- He wanted one last chance to keep the business open
B- He wanted to use the occasion to promote reading within the community.
C- He wanted to hasten the store's closing.
D- He wanted to make the store's closing a community celebration