Question

What does the birch symbolize in this excerpt?

Your mere puny stripling, that winced at the least flourish of the rod, was passed by with indulgence; but the claims of justice were satisfied by inflicting a double portion on some little tough wrong-headed, broad-skirted Dutch urchin, who sulked and swelled and grew dogged and sullen beneath the birch.
(from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving)


injustice



justice



hardship



punishment

Answer 1

what do u think

Answer 2

D

Answer 3

y do u think that

Answer 4

I cant really explain it I just think its D

Answer 5

well your correct