Read this excerpt from "The Medicine Bag."

Nothing bothered Cheryl about bringing her friends to see Grandpa. Every day after school started, there’d be a crew of giggling little girls or round-eyed little boys crowded around the old man on the patio, where he’d gotten in the habit of sitting every afternoon.

Grandpa would smile in his gentle way and patiently answer their questions, or he’d tell them stories of brave warriors, ghosts, animals; and the kids listened in awed silence. Those little guys thought Grandpa was great.

Which statement best describes a symbol in this excerpt?

A. Cheryl is Martin’s younger sister.

B. Cheryl represents childhood innocence.

C. The little kids are curious about Grandpa.

D. The little kids represent warriors and ghosts.

I believe the answer is B. Cheryl represents childhood innocence.

Explanation:

I believe this because Cheryl seems not to be bothered about what others thought, the way it says "Nothing bothered Cheryl about bringing her friends to see Grandpa." Correct me if I'm wrong.

the answer is B

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.