Read the following passage:
Don Aurelio ran his fingers along the velvet of the empty seats in the Teatro Colón, the dust of half a century rising in the dim light of the single bulb on stage. To him, the silence of the empty hall was not a void, but a symphony of echoes—of applause that had long faded and voices of actors who had gone to the grave. His granddaughter, Clara, stood by the prompt box, her eyes fixed on her tablet, comparing the acoustics of the old hall with digital models of modern theaters in Europe. "We need to replace the heavy curtains, Grandfather," she said, without looking up. "They absorb too much sound; the new design requires a brighter, cleaner resonance." Aurelio smiled faintly, a mixture of pride in her expertise and a quiet sorrow for the warmth she wanted to strip away. To her, the hall was a problem of physics to be solved; to him, it was a living sanctuary whose history resided in the very dampness of the walls.
Based on the passage, how do the perspectives of Don Aurelio and Clara differ regarding the physical structure of the theater?
- Don Aurelio views the theater’s physical elements as repositories of history and memory, while Clara regards them as technical variables to be optimized for acoustic performance.Answer
- BDon Aurelio believes the theater should be closed to preserve its structure, while Clara argues that it must be modernized to increase ticket sales.
- CDon Aurelio feels resentful of Clara's education, while Clara thinks her grandfather is incapable of understanding modern architectural concepts.
- DDon Aurelio prefers the acoustic quality of modern European theaters, while Clara wants to maintain the theater's original 19th-century design.