How does the narrative technique of characterization support the author's purpose in this excerpt

Select the correct answer. based on the passage, what conflict does the little mermaid face? a. the little mermaid is in the middle of a shipwreck and needs to save her own life. b. the little mermaid wants to save the life of the drowning human prince in the ocean. c. the little mermaid is worried that the prince will reach her father’s palace before her. d. the little mermaid is in a hurry to get to her father’s palace and escape the shipwreck.