Iwas relieved when the crash came. i was released. being in business was something i detested. when i found that i could sell a song or a poem, i became me, i became alive. other people didn’t see it that way. they were throwing themselves out of windows.

harburg was relieved when the crash occurred because

a. it allowed him to become a man of leisure who did not have to work anymore.

b. it forced him out of his comfort zone and into a brand new environment.

c. it was easier to write songs about the depression than about prosperity.

d. it gave him the opportunity to develop and profit from his creativity.