Question

the greatest good is communal corporate harmony, and resentment, anger, revenge are corrosive of this harmony. to nurse grudges and resentment is bad for your blood pressure. psychologists have now found that to forgive is good for our personal, physical, psychic health, as well as our health as a community, as a society. we discovered that people experienced healing through telling their stories. the process opened wounds that were festering. we cleansed them, poured ointment on them, and knew they would hear. a young man who had been blinded by police action in his township came to tell us the story of that event. when he finished he was asked how he felt now, and he said, \you have given me back my eyes.\ question: in paragraph 13, the phrase \we cleansed them, poured ointment on them, and knew they would heal\ is an example of figurative language. what is the primary function of this imagery in the context of the paragraph? ○ to describe the physical process of healing after the victims stories have been shared. ○ to highlight the painful, slow process of reconciliation that south africa must undergo ○ to suggest that the truth and reconciliation commissions actions are only a temporary solution, not a long - term one ○ to symbolize the emotional and psychological healing that comes from confronting past injustices.

Explanation:

The phrase "we cleansed them, poured ointment on them, and knew they would heal" uses figurative language (cleansed, poured ointment) to represent the process of dealing with emotional/psychological wounds (from victims' stories). This is imagery as it creates a vivid mental picture related to healing in a non - literal (figurative) way.

Answer:

To symbolize the emotional and psychological healing that comes from confronting past injustices.