Answer:
C) He likes to imagine himself doing what the heroes do.
Explanation:
In "Star Food" by Ethan Canin, the protagonist Dade was expected to help out in his father's grocery store. But one incident where he let a woman steal from the store led to his father's decision to hire a guard. By the end of the story, Dade still feels like a loser, but claims that he did not regret letting go of the thief.
Looking back from memory, Dade describes how he used to stare at the sky. His mother is of the opinion that her son will achieve "limited fame" while his father wants him to be there in the shop. He also narrates how his father will take them to the movies, "sit[ting] in the front row of the theater". He loves seeing movies and always "imagined [himself] doing everything the heroes did—deciding to invade at daybreak, swimming half the night against the seaward current".
