The subject is Planet of the Apes :)
In the first paragraph, the speaker introduces an argument that criticizes D. "intellectual aloofness" (sentence 5)
<h3>What is an Argument?</h3>
This refers to the use of logic to try and persuade or convince a person about a given viewpoint.
Hence, we can see that from the complete text, there is the narration of the argument which the author introduces in the first paragraph by making a criticism of the intellectual aloofness in sentence 5.
Read more about arguments here:
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Ex: the view from the promontory was beautiful
I would say the correct answer is - <span>But the doctor's four friends had taught no such lesson to themselves. They resolved forthwith to make a pilgrimage to Florida, and quaff at morning, noon, and night, from the Fountain of Youth.
As you already said, allegory is something that tells us a deeper and more important story than what may seem on the surface. So these four people don't just want to go on a pilgrimage and find the Fountain of Youth on a whim - there must be something important behind their decision.
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the word howls is used like this "the wind howls"