How do the items of the image figure into the narrators irrational state of mind? A he suspects they are samaritans who will find him. B he believes they are angels who will save him. C he guesses they are villains sent to perish him. D he imagines they are spirits sent to heal him.

The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her." in this sentence, the term "usurpations" carries the connotation a) indicative of intense debate. b) suggestive of violent injustice. c) suggestive of articulate slander. d) indicative of controlling retribution.