In the course of my explorations twenty-five years ago, I found five sawmills located on or near the lower margin of the Sequoia
belt, all of which were cutting more or less Big Tree lumber, which looks like the redwood of the coast, and was sold as redwood. One of the smallest of these mills in the season of 1874 sawed two million feet of Sequoia lumber. —"Save the Redwoods,"
John Muir
Which statement best describes the point Muir is making in the passage?
"I felt a mixture of horror and regret for the offense I had committed." Therefore, the answer is B, as it depicts the emotional response or decline of a character following a significant event.
