What does the plant symbolize in the final stage directions of A Raisin in the Sun below?(RUTH hesitates, then exits. MAMA stands, at last alone in the living room, her plant on the table before her as the lights start to come down. She looks around at all the walls and ceilings and suddenly, despite herself, while the children call below, a great heaving thing rises in her and she puts her fist to her mouth to stifle it, takes a final desperate look, pulls her coat about her, pats her hat and goes out. The lights dim down. The door opens and she comes back in, grabs her plant, and goes out for the last time.)Group of answer choiceshope for the futurenever leaving anyone behindthe importance of familystruggle in the future

It is a sultry day; the sun has drunk    The dew that lay upon the morning grass;    There is no rustling in the lofty elm    That canopies my dwelling, and its shade5   Scarce cools me. All is silent, save the faint    And interrupted murmur of the bee,    Settling on the sick flowers, and then again    Instantly on the wing. The plants around    Feel the too potent fervors: the tall maize10    Rolls up its long green leaves; the clover droops   Its tender foliage, and declines its blooms.    But far in the fierce sunshine tower the hills,    With all their growth of woods, silent and stern,    As if the scorching heat and dazzling light15    Were but an element they loved. Bright clouds,    Motionless pillars of the brazen heaven,—   Their bases on the mountains—their white tops    Shining in the far ether—fire the air    With a reflected radiance, and make turn20    The gazer's eye away. For me, I lie    Languidly in the shade, where the thick turf,    Yet virgin from the kisses of the sun,    Retains some freshness, and I woo the wind   That still delays its coming. Why so slow,25    Gentle and voluble spirit of the air?    Oh, come and breathe upon the fainting earth    Coolness and life. Is it that in his caves    He hears me? See, on yonder woody ridge,    The pine is bending his proud top, and now30    Among the nearer groves, chestnut and oak    Are tossing their green boughs about. He comes!   Lo, where the grassy meadow runs in waves!    The deep distressful silence of the scene    Breaks up with mingling of unnumbered sounds35    And universal motion. He is come,    Shaking a shower of blossoms from the shrubs,    And bearing on their fragrance; and he brings   Music of birds, and rustling of young boughs,    And sound of swaying branches, and the voice40    Of distant waterfalls. All the green herbs    Are stirring in his breath; a thousand flowers,   By the road-side and the borders of the brook,    Nod gayly to each other; glossy leaves    Are twinkling in the sun, as if the dew45    Were on them yet, and silver waters break    Into small waves and sparkle as he comes.4Which recurring themes are revealed throughout the poem? A. The elements of water and air are essential to life, and nature's beauty is a bountiful gift to all. B. Nature makes people feel humbled, and the earth and sun are equal friends to humankind. C. Nature causes an emotional response, and solitude makes one understand what is important. D. Living things inspire creativity and pleasure, and nature's simplicity presents a beautiful ideal.

It is a sultry day; the sun has drunk    The dew that lay upon the morning grass;    There is no rustling in the lofty elm    That canopies my dwelling, and its shade5   Scarce cools me. All is silent, save the faint    And interrupted murmur of the bee,    Settling on the sick flowers, and then again    Instantly on the wing. The plants around    Feel the too potent fervors: the tall maize10    Rolls up its long green leaves; the clover droops   Its tender foliage, and declines its blooms.    But far in the fierce sunshine tower the hills,    With all their growth of woods, silent and stern,    As if the scorching heat and dazzling light15    Were but an element they loved. Bright clouds,    Motionless pillars of the brazen heaven,—   Their bases on the mountains—their white tops    Shining in the far ether—fire the air    With a reflected radiance, and make turn20    The gazer's eye away. For me, I lie    Languidly in the shade, where the thick turf,    Yet virgin from the kisses of the sun,    Retains some freshness, and I woo the wind   That still delays its coming. Why so slow,25    Gentle and voluble spirit of the air?    Oh, come and breathe upon the fainting earth    Coolness and life. Is it that in his caves    He hears me? See, on yonder woody ridge,    The pine is bending his proud top, and now30    Among the nearer groves, chestnut and oak    Are tossing their green boughs about. He comes!   Lo, where the grassy meadow runs in waves!    The deep distressful silence of the scene    Breaks up with mingling of unnumbered sounds35    And universal motion. He is come,    Shaking a shower of blossoms from the shrubs,    And bearing on their fragrance; and he brings   Music of birds, and rustling of young boughs,    And sound of swaying branches, and the voice40    Of distant waterfalls. All the green herbs    Are stirring in his breath; a thousand flowers,   By the road-side and the borders of the brook,    Nod gayly to each other; glossy leaves    Are twinkling in the sun, as if the dew45    Were on them yet, and silver waters break    Into small waves and sparkle as he comes.3Which recurring themes are revealed throughout the poem? A. Nature makes people feel humbled, and the earth and sun are equal friends to humankind. B. Living things inspire creativity and pleasure, and nature's simplicity presents a beautiful ideal. C. Nature causes an emotional response, and solitude makes one understand what is important. D. The elements of water and air are essential to life, and nature's beauty is a bountiful gift to all.

She first smeared oil over the leaves of the plant. Explain why the plant died.

the position of the flower is terminal.

In this excerpt from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, read what takes place just after Walter has refused to take Lindner's money:MAMA. (Into action) Ain't it the truth! Look at all this here mess. Ruth, put Travis' good jacket on him . . . Walter Lee, fix your tie and tuck your shirt in, you look like somebody's hoodlum! Lord have mercy, where is my plant? (She flies to get it amid the general bustling of the family, who are deliberately trying to ignore the nobility of the past moment)Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of this excerpt?A.By showing Mama nurturing the plant, the author echoes her nurturing role from the beginning of the play, leaving the reader satisfied.B.By showing Mama giving orders to her family, the author reinforces how mean and cruel she is.C.By understating the family's reaction to Walter's refusal to take Lindner's money, the author leaves the reader feeling disappointed.D.By describing Walter Lee's refusal to take Lindner's money as noble, the author gives him the respect he lacks at the beginning of the play.