Read the passage.

I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
“It is futile,” I said,
“You can never—”
“You lie,” he cried,
And ran on.

What does the fact that the man continues to run suggest symbolically?
A. The speaker wrongly judged the distance to the horizon.
B. The man is unable to truly understand his situation or environment.
C. The speaker misinterpreted the goal that the man running had.
D. The man is most likely an athlete who holds multiple world-records in long distance running.

Answer: B. The man is unable to truly understand his situation or environment.