What does T. J.’s pearl-handled pistol symbolize now that the Simms brothers are going to buy it for him? Group of answer choices

1) equality
2) fear
3)injustice
4)desperation

fear

Explanation:

Late on the night of the last day of the revival, a storm is brewing when T. J. knocks at the Logan's door. Cassie quietly lets him into the boys' room. He is badly hurt. Stacey is very suspicious. T. J. explains that he went with Melvin and R. W. to Strawberry, thinking that they were going to buy him a pearl-handled pistol he had been wanting. Instead, they rob the store and injure the owners.

Desperation

Explanation:

I answered it on a quiz and it was the right answer.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.