"You're right, man," George said. "But I don't want to teach—I want to be a doctor or nurse or something medical." "I don't even know what you have to do to become something like that," Sampson said honestly.

"I don't either," George said. "But I figure you need big piles of money and about a million years to spend in college."

How do George’s career goals at the beginning of the story compare to his goals at the end of the story?

He still wants to be a doctor at the end of the story, but he no longer believes that becoming a doctor is an impossibility.
He still does not understand the hard work that goes into becoming a doctor at the end of the story, but he is no longer willing to try.
He does not know what he wants to do with his life at the beginning of the story, and he still struggles with this at the end.
He has clear ideas about how to achieve his goals at the beginning of the story, and he still has these ideas at the end.

He still wants to be a doctor at the end of the story, but he no longer believes that becoming a doctor is an impossibility.

He still does not understand the hard work that goes into becoming a doctor at the end of the story, but he is no longer willing to try.

He does not know what he wants to do with his life at the beginning of the story, and he still struggles with this at the end.

He has clear ideas about how to achieve his goals at the beginning of the story, and he still has these ideas at the end.

repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

covert: hidden or secret

candid: truthful and straightforward

what i get from these phrases is covert means undercover or underground and that's where the flower is in april. on the other hand, may is the month where flowers start to bloom and thats the reason why candid is being used as a word to describe the blossoming period of a flower.

hope this answer you.