In what way does the following line from James Joyce's "Araby" contribute to the symbolism of the story? She was waiting for us, her figure defined by the light from the half-opened door.

A.
Mangan's sister's attractive figure symbolizes the better life the narrator expects when he is older and has escaped his dark neighborhood.
B.
The light mentioned here works symbolically with the "half-opened door" motif to suggest the narrator's confusion about what path to take in life.
C.
Mangan's sister is associated with light in the story's imagery because she is part of the narrator's hopes for a greater life.
D.
The partial light reflects the sense of balance that the narrator seeks but finds missing in his "blind" street and dark neighborhood.
E.
Mangan's sister, who is half-cloaked in light, symbolizes the dark buildings and bright lights of the enchanting East.

I'd say the answer is choice C.

Explanation:

Given the provided information I'm assuming the narrator find Mangan's sister as a goal or an idol of sorts who they see hope wisdom and in this case, light. Light can be used as Mangan's sister's symbolism of great, or ideal.

When the narrator see's the sister he/she/they is reminded of light and goodness.

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explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).

the answer is the speaker views both as possessions that reflect his importance.