Read the following excerpt from katherine anne porter's "the jilting of granny weatherall":

i want you to pick all the fruit this year and see nothing is wasted. there's always someone who can use it. don't let good things rot for want of using. you waste life when you waste good food. don't let things get lost. it's bitter to lose things. now, don't let me get to thinking, not when i'm tired and taking a little nap before supper. . what is one purpose of the symbolism used in this passage?

a. to show that granny has moved on with life after being jilted
b. to make a piece of fruit seem like a peer to granny
c. to link two unlike concepts: supper and marriage
d. to compare granny to something that has been lost

Judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author. which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph? blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards. blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens. blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career. blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.