“In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long,

“In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.” The two sentences are taken from Theodore Dreiser’s novel, Sister Carrie. What idea can you draw from the “rocking-chair”?
【正确答案】：A.The "rocking-chair" is a symbol standing for fate. It is like a cradle that makes one feel peaceful. It is also like a tide that ever goes on with life, the destiny of which is uncertain.
B. At the end of the novel, Carrie sits in the rocking-chair, which implies that her future is still uncertain and hard to foresee.