Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:
When a child is surrounded by a universe of faithful and multifaceted objects, he can just see himself as the possessor. As a consumer, never as a maker, he does not create the universe. He applies it: actions are there, sometimes even in a very boring way, open for him, no adventure, no wonder, no joy. The child controls the whole situation as if he were a little stay-at-home householder; he does not even have to invent the mainsprings of adult causality, they are supplied to him ready-made: he just has to take, he never is allowed to find something out by himself from beginning to end. Even the simplest set of blocks, as long as it is not too subtle, suggests a very different learning of the world: the child who plays with the blocks does not in any way produce meaningful objects; the adult's name does not matter at all; the actions he does are those of a user, but he is a maker of gods. He makes forms that walk, that roll, he creates life, not property: the objects now have their own will; they are no longer a dead and complicated material lying in his hand.
What does the author suggest the child give up when he becomes a "little stay-at-home householder"?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The passage describes a shift in how a child interacts with the world when they are treated as a "consumer" of ready-made objects rather than a "maker."
The "Stay-at-home Householder" Phase: The author notes that in this state, the child is a "possessor" and a "consumer" who "does not create the universe." Because everything is "supplied to him ready-made," the author states there is "no adventure, no wonder, no joy." This implies a loss of the active, creative drive.
The Contrast with Creative Play: The author later contrasts this with a child playing with simple blocks. In that scenario, the child is a "maker of gods" who "creates life" and makes objects that "have their own will."
Conclusion: By becoming a "little stay-at-home householder," the child settles into a passive role of ownership and use, thereby giving up the active, innate capacity for imaginative exploration and creation that defines a more "searching" type of play.