Read the following excerpt from the grapes of wrath by john steinbeck: we're sorry. it's not us. it's the monster. the bank isn't like a man. yes, but the bank is only made of men. no, you're wrong there—quite wrong there. the bank is something else than men. it happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does, and yet the bank does it. the bank is something more than men, i tell you. it's the monster. men made it, but they can't control it. which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? a. it creates a frightening tone by using the word "monster." b. it reveals a terrifying world by linking the great depression to a haunted house. c. it deflects human responsibility by portraying the bank as the villain. d. it conveys a false impression of the people who work at the bank.