Answer:
The statement that correctly explains the symbolic appeal of the bear is - The bear represents the unknown that people fear or can't understand. Thus, the right answer is Option D.
Explanation:
Susan Quinlan’s “Close Encounters of The Bear Kind,” is a non-fictional short story based on biologists and their study of the behaviour of bears. The whole plot talks about how John, a biologist is working for over twenty years to fit bears with radio collars and track their dens.
The main reason for this was to avoid such places where there were bears hibernating when soldiers would train in winter. But through this job, John understands bears in a different way. He says that they aren’t vicious and are curious and playful like dogs. Only in certain situations they attack. He also tells about the reason for studying bears which is to protect them and their habitats.