How does the metaphor in these sentences affect the passage?

his amazement amused regina and made her think of a long-ago forty-niner discovering an overlooked gold nugget at the height of the california gold rush. jamal held on to his collection just as tightly as that found nugget, and he had been reluctant to let it out of his sight.…

…she glanced over at jamal, who had packed away his comic book treasure and was exiting the car.

it demonstrates that jamal wants to keep the comic books to himself.

it conveys the idea that jamal values his comic books tremendously.

it suggests that jamal knows how much money his comic books are worth.

it depicts how jamal digs through a pile of comic books to find one.

Ill give 50 points and brainiest if i can. would be grateful for any on this. the industrial revolution moved the united states into a new economic era. using the resources provided respond to the following prompts as they deal with economic development in the united states. using the maps available on the web links tab, explain the economic development of the united states, especially in regard to its emergence as a major industrial power. (focus on industrial sections; cities and towns; territorial growth; agricultural, mineral, and resource regions; coal fields; slavery; value and production; and distribution of agriculture and manufacturing areas.) using the available maps, explain the economic advantages of the physical geography of the united states. explain the gains that the united states made from trade.