This question is based on Literary Principles.'
Immersed in the great depression, they had kept their families together, kept their feet from touching bottom, and kept their faith in the future-their children's future more than their own
John Updike, Beech: A Book
In the above passage, ''Kept their feet from touching bottom'' suggests staying

• A.afloat literally
• B.buoyant economically
• C.alive
• D.affluent
• E.