Question

Why does the speaker in "Spring and Fall" tell Margaret that the source of her sorrow is "the blight man was born for"?







A.

He is explaining, in scientific language, why certain trees lose their leaves in the fall.






B.

He is referring, in veiled and symbolic terms, to an illness from which Margaret suffers.






C.

He is asserting, as kindly as he possibly can, that Margaret is being overly sensitive and immature over an unremarkable natural phenomena.






He is suggesting that, even though she cannot yet express it, Margaret intuitively recognizes the mortality of all human beings.