Excerpt from “John Redding Goes to Sea” by Zora Neale Hurston
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following excerpts from the passage conveys the significance of the setting in relation to thematic concerns of the story?
A. “The heavy fragrance of magnolias mingled with the delicate sweetness of jasmine and wild roses.”
B. “The woman turned from the stove, skillet in hand. "Alf, you ain't gone crazy, is you? John kain't help wantin' tuh stray off, cause he's got a spell on 'im; but you oughter be shamed to be encouragin' him."
C. “Alfred said nothing but smoked and puttered about the barn more than ever.”
D. “The raptures of the first few weeks over, John began to saunter out to the gate to gaze wistfully down the white dusty road;”
E. “To be sure he did not send forth twig-ships any longer, but his thoughts would in spite of himself, stray down river to Jacksonville, the sea, the wide world—"