David’s Haircut. This passage is adapted from the story “David’s Haircut by Ken Elkes. The story depicts a boy going to get his haircut with his father accompanying him. Read the sentence from the excerpt. “There is a groove worn in each step by the men who climb and descend in a regular stream.” How do the words climb and descend in a regular stream impact the tone of the excerpt?
A) They create a tranquil tone by suggesting that David feels comforted by the stairs he has walked on many times before.
B) They create an uncomfortable time by grotesque detailing the disheveled state of the old stairs.
C) they created mysterious tons hinting that a series of stormy events might follow after climbing the stairs
D) they create a humorous tone by literally interpreting a figurative phrase about the stairs at the barbershop