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"The monster" is an 1898 story by Stephen Crane. In the story, the character of Jim, a young boy, accidentally damages a peony (a flower) in the yard while his father is tending to the lawn. Crane depicts the dedication and care with which his father typically cares for his lawn, writing, _____
Which quotation from "The Monster" most effectively illustrates the claim?
"After some trouble [Jim's father] found the subject of the incident, the broken flower. Turning then,he saw the child lurking at the rear and scanning his countenance."
A
"[Jim's father] was shaving this lawn as if it were a priest's chin. All during the season he had worked at it in the coolness and peace of the evenings after supper. Even in the shadow of the cherry-trees the grass was strong and healthy."
B
"[Jim's father] paused, and with the howl of the machine no longer occupying the sense, one could hear the robins in the cherry trees arranging their affairs."
C
"[Jim] went on to the lawn, very slowly, and kicking wretchedly at the turf. Presently his father came along with the whirring machine, while the sweet, new grass blades spun from the knives."
D