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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.

[Mr. Stonecrop] draped his arm around Turner's shoulders and drew him in, into his strength and power and presence. Turner felt as if he were moving in close to a mountain. But when he looked up into Mr. Stonecrop's face, he shuddered. Mr. Stonecrop was laughing, and his mouth was pulled into a grin, but his eyes were as dead as marbles, almost as if there were nothing behind them. He was like someone out of a ghost story, and Turner tried to draw away.

In this excerpt, Mr. Stonecrop is compared to a mountain. How does this description relate to Mr Stonecrop’s role in the main conflict of the story?

Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is a fair and wise man whom others look up to for leadership about Malaga Island.

Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.

Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, changes with the seasons, and he changes his mind about the people of Malaga Island.

Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is an elderly man who lets others decide what is best in reference to Malaga Island.

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the answer is Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.

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Answer:

This description relates to Mr. Stonecrop’s role in the main conflict of the story because Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.

Explanation:

Mr. Stonecrop is the Richest man of the town, wants to turn Malaga Island into a tourist spot. He is described a strong and extremely intimidating person that's the reason why the comparison with a mountain is more than perfect since it is immobile, it is impossible to destroy, and more importantly has an impressive visual presence and size.

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