Read the following excerpt from String by Alice Childress: L. V. CRAIG. (Laughs.) You know one thing, man? Now that
I got my bread back... I tell you this much. If I took
somethin' I sure in hell would keep it. Don't never chicken
out! Big enough to do it... go on and see it through. You
sure ain' no thief... you jus' a rascal.
Which statement best explains how the author uses symbolism in this
excerpt?

Explanation:

I think I'd pick the last one.

Joe isn't a thief according to what happens elsewhere in the play. He's just repulsive to ordinary citizens. The most famous thief is the Jesus claims that his return will come like a thief in the night. Only God, he says, knows when that will be.

I don't see any evidence for B at all, although it could be a true statement. There was turmoil and assassinations in the 60s -- tragic assassinations. Still, I don't think this is the answer, even with the word disenfranchisement.

Other parts of the play don't suggest that Joe is a rascal. I think though, that this might be the second best answer.

I choose D only because that speech is intended to make a nasty comment by LV who is successful.  Joe who is not. The lost wallet came back, and LV is shown not to be a very nice person. Others may disagree. If you get an answer you like better, choose it

the rocket launch by showing how the population around it changes its behavior as the earth's influence over the martian planet when he uses the term "green star".

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