Question

read this excerpt from \a visit from the goon squad\

whatever the reason, a swell of approval palpable as rain lifted from the center of the crowd and rolled out toward its edges, where it crashed against buildings and water wall and rolled back at scotty with redoubled force, lifting him off his stool, onto his feet (the roadies quickly adjusting the microphones), exploding the quavering husk scotty had appeared to be just moments before and unleashing something strong, charismatic, and fierce. anyone who was there that day will tell you the concert really started when scotty stood up.

how does the author portray scotty in this excerpt?

his confidence is transformed by the crowds response

his musical ability is improving as he performs

his anger is unleashed by the chaos of the crowd

his excitement is shown by his moves on stage

Explanation:

El autor describe cómo el aplauso de la multitud (un "swell of approval") transforma a Scotty. Al principio, Scotty parece un "quavering husk", pero el apoyo de la multitud lo levanta de su asiento, lo hace ponerse de pie y lo transforma en alguien "strong, charismatic, and fierce". Esto muestra que la respuesta de la multitud transforma su confianza.

Answer:

His confidence is transformed by the crowd's response