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What is the significance of the “freckled mind” in the line “To probe your freckled mind”?

AThe innocence of settlers

BThe physical appearance of colonizers

CThe morally corrupt mindset of colonizers

DThe mind of the poet

Answer:

C. The morally corrupt mindset of colonizers

Read Explanation:

“Freckled mind” is a metaphor for the tainted and guilty conscience of colonizers who committed atrocities but tried to justify them.


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