Which of the following lines from the text most strongly supports your response to the previous question?
a
"But now, I no longer pleaded for anything. I was no longer able to lament."
b
"But why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves?"
c
"When Sodom lost Your favor, You caused the heavens to rain down fire and damnation. But look at these men whom You have betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered... They pray before you!"
d
"My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man."
To determine which of the following lines from the text most strongly supports my response to the previous question, we need to consider the context and meaning of each line.
a) "But now, I no longer pleaded for anything. I was no longer able to lament."
This line depicts the speaker no longer having hope or the ability to express sorrow. While it suggests a lack of support for the speaker's previous response, it does not directly relate to the question being addressed.
b) "But why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves?"
In this line, the speaker expresses their rebellion against blessing God due to the suffering and death of children. This statement supports the speaker's lack of faith or trust in a higher power, which is relevant to the previous question.
c) "When Sodom lost Your favor, You caused the heavens to rain down fire and damnation. But look at these men whom You have betrayed, allowing them to be tortured, slaughtered... They pray before you!"
Here, the speaker questions why God would allow the torture and slaughter of men while still being prayed to. This line reinforces the speaker's doubt and disillusionment in the face of God's supposed betrayal, which aligns with their previous response.
d) "My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without God, without man."
This line expresses the speaker's feeling of being alone and abandoned in a world without God or humanity. While it conveys a sense of despair and isolation, it does not directly support the speaker's response as strongly as the previous two lines.
Based on the above analysis, the line that most strongly supports the speaker's response to the previous question is:
b) "But why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves?"