Refused service at a restaurant:
somehow, with the repetition of that phrase, which was
already ringing in my head like a thousand bells of a
nightmare, i realized that she would never come any closer
and that i would have to strike from a distance. there was
nothing on the table but an ordinary water-mug half full of
water, and i picked this up and hurled it with all my
strength at her.
in what way does this scene show one of the central ideas of james
baldwin's essay?
a. the scene shows how unjustified people's fears are,
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b. the scene shows how hatred can consume a person.
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c. the scene shows how insanity creeps up on a person.
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d. the scene shows how freedom is a responsibility.

B. The scene shows how hatred can consume a person.

Explanation:

APEX

his humanity shines from every page as he bears witness to the tragedy which befell the jewish race at the hands of the nazis. wiesel was a romanian-born jew whose home town of sighet was occupied by the hungarians for most of the second world war. in may 1944, all the jews in the area were forced into cattle wagons and transported to auschwitz.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.