Read the passage from Little Women.

Beth said nothing … while she resolved in her quiet little soul to be all that Father hoped to find her when the year brought round the happy coming home.

What does this passage reveal about Beth?

A. She is very respectful of her father but finds it difficult to control her emotions.
B. She feels confined by how women are treated by society but keeps her thoughts to herself.
C. She wants to change for her father but is too gentle and quiet to do so.
D. She is a passive, gentle person who keeps to herself.

C. She wants to change for her father but is too gentle and quiet to do so.