Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg.I was 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
Answer
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.
Explanation
Harburg says he detested being in business and felt released when the Crash came. Afterward, he could sell songs or poems, which helped him feel alive and be himself. So the Crash gave him a chance to develop and earn money from his creativity; it did not mean he stopped working.
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