Question

Read Paragraph 1 of the excerpt. The whole life of childhood is a dream and an illusion, and whether they take one shape or another shape depends not upon the dreamy boy but on what surrounds him. As well might I have dreamed of burglars and wished to be one as to dream of policemen and wish to be a policeman. Perhaps I was lucky, too, that I had no money. We have grown to think that the misfortune is in not having it.

Which statement is the best objective summary of Paragraph 1 of the excerpt? A.)Darrow skillfully diverts attention from the boys themselves by discussing the relationship between dreams and money. B.) Darrow is manipulating the audience to believe that money is responsible for the boys' crime. C.) Darrow believes that all children have dreams and that money can guide those dreams in a negative direction. D.)Darrow once dreamed of being both a burglar and a policeman; fortunately, he did not become a burglar.

Answer 1

B) Darrow is manipulating the audience to believe that money is responsible for the boys' crime.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the extract given above Darrow is talking as a barrier legal advisor of two rich youngsters young men who captured and killed another adolescent. Darrow has been an skilled speaker was controlling the group of onlookers with all due respect discourse to trust that cash is the purpose behind the bad conduct of the rich youngsters.

Answer 2

The correct options is B.
In the excerpt given above Darrow is speaking as a defense lawyer of two wealthy teenagers boys who kidnapped and murdered another teenager. Darrow been a skillful orator was manipulating the audience in his defense speech to believe that money is the reason for the misbehavior of the rich teenagers.