Read the line from the text. The undertow was like a string pulling him, and he was as useless as a wooden puppet to stop it.

What effect does the author create by using this sentence?
A
The sentence creates a humorous effect, finally allowing the reader a break from the seriousness of the text.

B
The sentence creates an angry effect, showing how Anna must have felt at the moment she saw Gerard swim out too far.

C
The sentence creates a hopeless effect, making the reader see how desperate Gerard must have felt at that moment in the water.

D
The sentence creates a helpless effect, showing that Gerard really had no fault or control over the situation or how he got into it.