Robert's going had some way taken the brightness, the color, the meaning out of everything. The conditions of her life were in no way changed, but her whole existence was dulled, like a faded garment which seems to be no longer worth wearing. She sought him everywhere in others whom she induced to talk about him. She went up in the mornings to Madame Lebrun's room, braving the clatter of the old sewing-machine. She sat there and chatted at intervals as Robert had done.
How does the description of the faded garment contribute to the passage?
STAR Reading - Student
A. It conveys the main character's dismal attitude toward her circumstances, comparing them to a worn-out and rejected object.
B. It establishes a subtle connection between the main character's internal and external realities, which are both tied to sewing.
C. It hints at the main character's unconscious feelings of resentment toward Robert, whom she feels has abandoned her.