Harold a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people's bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation's system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been able to put in to words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work.
The statement that 'he later threw off the security bug' means that
Options:
A . Harold succeeded in overcoming the need for security
B . Harold stopped giving much importance to dreams
C . Harold started tolerating social victimisation
D . Harold killed all the bugs troubled him
Answer: Option A The statement "he later threw off the security bug" suggests that Harold successfully got rid of the need for excessive security or dependence on a secure job. He moved away from relying too much on a stable, traditional job and embraced a more independent path, like freelance work. So, option (A) "Harold succeeded in overcoming the need for security" is the correct choice.
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