Use your knowledge of plot, theme, and character development to write a brief summary of "stray." your summary should · highlight the critical elements of the plot--including conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution--by explaining where each of these moments occurs within the text of the story. · provide your reader with everything they need to understand the plot, themes, and characters of the story. · be written in your own words, with a length between 300 and 400 words. · be written in complete sentences and edited for correct capitalization, spelling, and grammar.

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.