According to MLA guidelines, which example is the best paraphrase of the following sentence from the passage? A stern sense of duty and of honor, a seldom absent sense of humor, endless energy, bold determination, sincere simplicity, and lasting sympathy and loyalty, are the important characteristics of the typical American—of Mr. Clemens.
A.
Mr. Clemens, a typical American, represented duty and honor, sense of humor, endless energy, bold determination, sincere simplicity, and lasting sympathy and loyalty (Harkins 45).
B.
A typical American should be dutiful, humorous, energetic, simple, and dedicated (Harkins 45).
C.
Mr. Clemens was a typical American for his sense of duty and of honor, sense of humor, energy, determination, simplicity, and sympathy and loyalty (Harkins 45).
D.
The key traits of a true American like Mr. Clemens are his faithfulness, wit, enthusiasm, sincerity, compassion, and dedication (Harkins 45).