Which of these answers is an indicator that the prisoners are emotionally numb?

A. Sons abandoned their fathers without emotion.

B. the men tell each other to have courage.

C. The men feel hopeful now that Americans have arrived

D. The snow has made them cold.

I think A because, if there's no emotion, that means they don't feel anything, which means they are emotionally numb!

A. Sons abandoned their fathers without emotion.

Explanation:

The explanation for this answer is simple. If the prisoners were emotionally numb, it means that they were lacking or deficient in emotion or feeling; they are indifferent, unable to act or feel emotion and deprived of physical sensation.

Therefore, the only alternative that combines with this description is option A, which shows "sons who were without emotions", that is, they were emotionally numb. The other alternatives show some kind of emotion or physical sensation.