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. I felt unappreciated and condemned for actions I had thought were heroic.
B. We had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.
C. Our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold
us back.
D. I hadn’t expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this.