Question

Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.” “A body and a spirit,” he repeated. “The body, lady, is like a house: it don’t go anywhere; but the spirit, lady, is like a automobile: always on the move, always . . .” How does the figurative language used by Mr. Shiftlet develop his character? The imagery reveals that Mr. Shiftlet is an extremely cruel and inexplicably violent nature. The imagery emphasizes that he is a poorly educated individual from the rural South. The imagery highlights that Mr. Shiftlet received his disability while fighting overseas during World War II. The imagery underscores Mr. Shiftlet’s restlessness and his reluctance to remain in one place.

Answer 1

The imagery underscores Mr. Shiftlet’s restlessness and his reluctance to remain in one place.

Step-by-step explanation:

The last one is the right answer where figurative language is utilized by Mr. Shiftlet depicting his character has eager and reluctant to remain in one spot.

Answer 2

The correct answer option is D: The imagery underscores Mr. Shiftlet's restlessness and his reluctance to remain in one place.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given an excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” and we are to analyse it and figure out how the figurative language used by Mr. Shiftlet develops his character.

'The imagery underscores Mr. Shiftlet’s restlessness and his reluctance to remain in one place' is the correct answer where figurative language is used by Mr. Shiftlet describing his character has restless and hesitant to stay in one place.