Narrate an event in your life in a stream-of-consciousness. in doing so, you should, as james joyce does in "araby," explore a new concept, or show an epiphany. in other words, you are using a relatively simple story of commonplace events to discover a not-so-simple element of truth. your narrative should be at least 250 words.

I woke up...

It was one of those days were I really had dreamed something at night. I was trying to remember the whole thing, but it felt like the more I tried, the more I forgot. I had little fragments in my memory: it was something about a dog, a Ferris wheel, and some sort of cupcakes...

I suddenly let go of the dream, when I looked at the clock and realized that I was late. Why did nobody tell me anything?, was the only thing I could think of. My backpack was on the floor for some reason; I quickly picked everything up and prayed I didn't forget a thing.

I found the clothes I was going to wear and put them on. In days like these, I usually have to skip breakfast, so I was trying to ignore the hunger that I was starting to feel. Bacon and pancakes would be great, my stomach seemed to say.

I ran into the kitchen and there was nobody there. So they left without me?

A lot of ideas started moving around inside my head: How can I get to school? Should I call someone? Is this a good excuse not to go? Will I get in trouble? And the most important one: Why did this happen?

I felt scared and excited at the same time, since this was the first time this happened to me. I even imagined what it would be like if I lived on my own in that house. Maybe they wouldn't come back. Maybe this is my life now...

Then I suddenly realized: Today it's Sunday. No school. We oversleep.

I wonder if I can get back to the dog, the Ferris wheel, and the cupcakes, without anyone noticing...

the swan might be a metaphor for our soul, which is ancient and timeless. the speaker wants to know where it's going and what it wants, what's the purpose in life. he asks our soul to follow him in knowing that god is us and the answer to the question "who am i" that was written on the wind of god's whim to know himself that blew over his being in the beginning of creation. and to connect to god consciously on the path to knowing him is the joy of loving him, like a bee that will grow and end our sorrows by ending desire. in that connection there is no doubt about god and existing forever.

a. is the correct answer