Addie likens the house to a lantern to symbolize the house as a comforting place in a poor neighborhood, as shown in option D.
Addie shows how the house stood out in the neighborhood and how it had electricity throughout. The house was beautiful, large and changed the landscape of the neighborhood that had poorly structured houses. So looking at the house was as comforting as finding a flashlight in the dark.
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