Which three details from the “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen provide the best evidence to support the following claim?

The story uses the invisible outfit as a symbol to show the prideful nature of people.

"But he has nothing at all on!" at last cried out all the people. The Emperor was vexed, for he knew that the people were right; but he thought the procession must go on now!
The rogues sat up the whole of the night before the day on which the procession was to take place, and had sixteen lights burning, so that everyone might see how anxious they were to finish the Emperor's new suit.
"How splendid his Majesty looks in his new clothes, and how well they fit!" everyone cried out. "What a design! What colors! These are indeed royal robes!"
And accordingly he praised the stuff he could not see, and declared that he was delighted with both colors and patterns. "Indeed, please your Imperial Majesty," said he to his sovereign when he returned, "the cloth which the weavers are preparing is extraordinarily magnificent."
Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes.

And accordingly he praised the stuff he could not see, and declared that he was delighted with both colors and patterns. "Indeed, please your Imperial Majesty," said he to his sovereign when he returned, "the cloth which the weavers are preparing is extraordinarily magnificent."

Option C.

Explanation:

In the detail that has been given above, tells that the praising was done of the clothes that he could not even see, the stuff was invisible but still the praise was going on.

The colors and the patterns were praised of the stuff which could not be seen. This totally showed that invisible stuff was used to show prideful nature of people.

"But he has nothing at all on!" at last cried out all the people. The Emperor was vexed, for he knew that the people were right; but he thought the procession must go on now!

"How splendid his Majesty looks in his new clothes, and how well they fit!" everyone cried out. "What a design! What colors! These are indeed royal robes!"

And accordingly he praised the stuff he could not see, and declared that he was delighted with both colors and patterns. "Indeed, please your Imperial Majesty," said he to his sovereign when he returned, "the cloth which the weavers are preparing is extraordinarily magnificent."

Explanation:

A - The people told the emperor he had no clothes on, but he wanted to have the procession anyway. This proves that the emperor is willing to lie to his subjects in order to make himself look more worthy than them.

B - No one could see the clothes, but they lied, praising the weavers’ craftsmanship. They wanted to seem worthy to the others, and lied to make it so. This shows that the people are prideful.

C - The emperor lied about the clothes because he was afraid to be seen as unworthy. He is arrogant and too stubborn to admit he cannot see the clothes. He covers it up with lies. The invisible clothes symbolize pride because they both cause people to lie and put themselves at a higher level than others. The story shows that people can be too proud to admit the truth.

It is not:

“The rogues sat up the whole of the night before the day on which the procession was to take place, and had sixteen lights burning, so that everyone might see how anxious they were to finish the Emperor's new suit.” This is about the rogues, who did not sleep because they were so “anxious... to finish the Emperor’s suit.” The quotation does not mention the invisible clothes, and it does not have to do with pride.

“ Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes.” This tells the readers about the emperor's love for clothes, and while it does state he liked to “[display] his new clothes,” it does not show that the invisible suit itself represents pride. Instead, it shows that the emperor is prideful about his clothing. This is just context and characterization of the emperor for the rest of the story. (It makes it easier to understand later on in the story).

b.)the road of trials

explanation: