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 central contrast does the passage draw regarding the child’s relationship with objects?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The text contrasts two different ways a child interacts with objects:
The 'Consumer' or 'Possessor': This child is surrounded by 'ready-made' objects. They don't create anything; they just use what is given. This lead to a lack of adventure, wonder, and joy because the 'mainsprings of adult causality' are already supplied.
The 'Maker' or 'Maker of Gods': This is exemplified by the child playing with simple blocks. Even if the blocks aren't 'meaningful objects' in an adult sense, the child uses them to create life and forms. In this scenario, the child isn't just a 'user' or 'owner'; they are a creator who gives the objects their own 'will.'
The central contrast is between a child who simply owns/uses toys and a child who uses their imagination to create.