Answer:
The correct answer is option A. "Bleeding tree".
Step-by-step explanation:
The short story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst tells the story of William Armstrong "Doodle", a sick boy who is destined to die young. The author makes an analogy of this difficult life by comparing Doodle with an injured scarlet that lands on a bleeding tree in the narrator's backyard. The bleeding tree symbolizes death, as the scarlet ibis ultimately falls dead when he lands on the tree.