The literary device the author use to explain Peter's present state
of mind is :
A) Flashback
The literary device the author use to explain Peter's present state
of mind is the flashback.
In fiction, a flashback is a scene that takes put some time recently a story begins.
Flashbacks hinder the chronological arrange of the most story to require a peruser back in time to the past occasions in a character's life.
Thus, the correct answer is A.
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