Read the excerpt from "Return Flight." The crate was used to move him back and forth between the myriad enclosures that made up his strange life on the ground. These creatures seemed to like their enclosures. They spent most of their time inside one kind or another. He didn't understand it. If he hadn't found himself at the mercy of these cage lovers, he would be soaring in the wide open space of the sky, forever free of any kind of container.

According to the excerpt, the crate is most likely a symbol of

civilization.
wilderness.
injury.
love.

civilization

Explanation

I am pretty sure this is correct.

a. the scene is structured as a dialogue between two characters in their own informal language.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.