Read the following passage from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he
had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very
careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom
and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and
then retreated back into their money or their vast
carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together,
and let other people clean up the mess they had made. ...
Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of the
excerpt?
A. The author leaves the reader sad about the end of a long
friendship.
B. The author conveys hope that Tom and Daisy will become better
people.
O C. The author links Tom and Daisy with the fulfillment of the
American Dream.
O D. The author leaves the reader angry with Tom and Daisy's
superficiality