Read the following passage and determine the author's use of symbolism. as sofia crossed the border out of north dakota, she knew what to do. she calmly pulled the car over and parked. beside her, the sign on the road read welcome to montana. sofia had no intention of ever coming back to this place; there were too many bad memories. she reached into the back seat and opened the bird cage. it was time for henry to move on as well. his wounds were healed. henry hesitated a bit on sofia’s arm. when he finally flew away, he never looked back. what does montana symbolize in this passage? big sky country a new life bad memories henry

Which excerpt from the war of the worldseffectively reveals how the author relates the climax of the narrative through the narrator's thoughts? the war of the worldsall this had happened with such swiftness that i had stood motionless, dumbfounded and dazzled by the flashes of light. had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise. but it passed and spared me, and left the night about me suddenly dark and unfamiliar.and then, with a renewed horror, i saw a round, black object bobbing up and down on the edge of the pit. it was the head of the shopman who had fallen in, but showing as a little black object against the hot western sun.at that time it was quite clear in my own mind that the thing had come from the planet mars, but i judged it improbable that it contained any living creature. i thought the unscrewing might be automatic.my mind ran fancifully on the possibilities of its containing manuscript, on the difficulties in translation that might arise, whether we should find coins and models in it, and so forth. yet it was a little too large for assurance on this idea. i felt an impatience to see it opened.