Which detail from Passage 2 supports the central idea that the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of hope?

A. "Since its first appearance in New York City's harbor, the statue has grown beyond its finely molded copper form to become a beacon of hope for exiles, a monument to American independence, and a metaphor for freedom and democracy worldwide." (paragraph 1)

B."As a result, they persuaded the government to propose a symbolic gift to their sister republic, the United States, which they had helped liberate from Britain's monarchical rule nearly a century before in the Revolutionary War." (paragraph 2)

C. "In 1871 Laboulaye commissioned a 31-year-old sculptor by the name of Frederic Auguste Bartholdi to design the gift and present his idea to the United States." (paragraph 3)

D."Although the construction of the statue itself was well under way in France, the general feeling about the construction of the foundation and pedestal on Bedloe's Island was one of apathy." (paragraph 10)