Question

what is the purpose of showing a child caught in a spiders web?

to show how children played in factories

to symbolize how child labor traps children and limits their freedom

to suggest that children willingly worked in dangerous jobs

to illustrate how factories protected young workers

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Factories were workplaces, not play areas, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: A spider’s web trapping a child symbolizes child labor trapping children and restricting their freedom, which aligns with the historical context of child labor exploitation.
• Option 3: Child labor was often forced or due to poverty, not willing, so this is wrong.
• Option 4: Factories exploited child labor, not protected, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. To symbolize how child labor traps children and limits their freedom