Review the conflict from "the glass of milk." the boy turns down food offered to him by a sailor on the docks. how does this action affect the story's main conflict?

a) it escalates the conflict by showing that, despite being very hungry, the boy's pride prevents him from accepting .

b) it resolves the conflict by demonstrating how the boy's decision to turn down the offer of food leads him to become very ill.

c) it reverses the conflict by demonstrating that the boy's inability to find work leads him down a path of homelessness.

d) it introduces the conflict by showing that boy is far from home and distrustful of strangers.

A) It escalates the conflict by showing that, despite being very hungry, the boy's pride prevents him from accepting help.

Explanation:

A Glass of Milk is a story by an unknown author, which recounts the experience of a boy who is poor and hungry, yet he is ashamed of his situation and does not want to receive charity from others who offers him food. The sailor situation quote in the question refers to the beginning of the story, where the sailor offers the boy food, yet he declines it, saying he is not hungry despite the fact that he is. This exchange introduces the central conflict of the story.

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