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Answer: A. By having Elenita say that she no longer envied being left on the sidelines, the author conveys her maturity, leaving the reader hopeful.
In this passage, the speaker says that she used to feel jealous when her parents left her out of their perceptions. We can assume this happened often, as her parents struggled with the idea of being away from their home and their family. However, the speaker states that, this time, the feeling was not only one of jealousy. This indicates that the speaker can now empathize with her mother's feelings, and implies that she has become more mature.