Read the passage - 'Adapted from The After House: "I Plan a Voyage" - and answer the question below:

1. What is the effect of the narrator's observation of the Ella in paragraph 5
   

on the meaning of the text?

A The slow process of the Ella's rejuvenation mirrors the narrator's long

recuperation and confusion about his future.

BThe stages of the Ella's rejuvenation reflect the narrator's recovery

from illness and his developing interest in sailing.

CThe uniqueness of the Ella's rejuvenation exemplifies the narrator's

feelings of isolation and his identification with the unusual vessel.

DThe beauty of the Ella's rejuvenation matches the narrator's

heightened emotional state and his desire to leave the hospital and

go to sea.