Read this passage from "The Fish I Didn't Catch."

We are apt to speak of the sorrows of childhood as trifles in comparison with those of grown-up people; but we may depend upon it the young folks don't agree with us.

Which best explains how knowing the definition of trifles is useful in understanding the passage?

A. it shows that older people take younger people seriously

B. it shows that older people often ignore or minimize children's feelings

C. it shows that children never feel true sorrow

D. it shows that if older people feel sorrow, younger people can make them feel happy again

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Christina Ingram

20 May, 19:31

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Fido · Answer 1

It shows that older people often ignore or minimize children's feelings

Savanah Dalton · Answer 2

It shows that older people often ignore or minimize children's feelings