Read the passage from “To Build a Fire.” This passage illustrates . From “To Build a Fire”

And then it happened. At a place where there were no signs, where the soft, unbroken snow seemed to advertise solidity beneath, the man broke through. It was not deep. He wetted himself half-way to the knees before he floundered out to the firm crust.

He was angry, and cursed his luck aloud. He had hoped to get into camp with the boys at six o’clock, and this would delay him an hour, for he would have to build a fire and dry out his foot-gear.

D.  Conflict.

Explanation:

Conflict in a story or plot happens when there are contrasting issues pressing against each other. This leads to a dilemma in the character, with his interests clashing with one another.

The given passage presents a conflict in the character for he had to change his plans. His original plan was to reach the camp by 6 o'clock but with the recent activity of him plunging into the ice-cold water. He knows he has to get to the camp as soon as possible but he also knows he has to take care of his wet clothes so as not to freeze himself to death. So, he is presented with two choices, either to move on or to delay his journey and first dry himself with fire.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

id say it means hes fearful and/or cautious

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an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.