7. How do paragraphs 15-16 in the perils of indifference contribute to the development of the text's central idea?

jungkook (if i had to pick one) but all of them rly!

explanation:

um why

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition

b : the uninhabited house represents the narrator's feeling of emptiness.

c: the blind street symbolizes the aimless and drab life on north richmond street.

d: the consciousness of decent lives symbolizes a comparison of neighbors' lives.