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Read the following scene description:

Amy, an arrogant teenage girl, and her best friend are
competing in a small-town beauty pageant. Amy watches
herself in the mirror backstage and decides to sabotage
her friend's chances in the pageant by hiding her friend's
pageant dress, causing a last-minute panic. Amy wins the
pageant. Backstage, she turns to the mirror to brush her
hair, but the mirror is broken.
Which statement most clearly describes the symbolism in this scene?
A. Amy is secretly ashamed of her poor behavior.
B. Amy suffers from insecurity, causing her to lash out at her friend.
O C. The broken mirror represents Amy's betrayal of her own good
nature.
D. The dress stands for the beauty Amy longs to have.

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b would make a lot of sense. most people sabotage others because of their overwhelming insecurities and take it out in others, she may have done that to her friend because she felt inferior
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C
The cracked mirror symbolises her betrayal and that her beauty doesn’t describe how evil she is
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