Which line in the excerpt from Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon reflects the idea of pursuing one's dreams?
ROBERT: You'll have to, to understand. Well, in those days, when Ma was fixing meals, she used to get me out of the way by pushing my chair to
the west window and telling me to look out and be quiet. That wasn't hard. I guess I was always quiet.
RUTH: (compassionately Yes, you always were-and you suffering so much, too!
ROBERT: (musingly so I used to stare out over the fields to the hills, out there-(He points to the horizon) and somehow after a time I'd forget
any pain I was in, and start dreaming. I knew the sea was over beyond those hills--the folks had told me-and I used to wonder what the sea
was like, and try to form a picture of it in my mind. (With a smile) There was all the mystery in the world to me then about that-far-off sea-and
there still is! It called to me then just as it does now. (After a slight pause) And other times my eyes would follow this road, winding off into the
distance, toward the hills, as if it, too, was searching for the sea. And I'd promise myself that when I grew up and was strong, I'd follow that road,
and it and I would find the sea together. (With a smile) You see, my making this trip is only keeping that promise of long ago.

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Answer:

The line in the excerpt from Eugene O'Neill's "Beyond the Horizon" that reflects the idea of pursuing one's dreams is:

And I’d promise myself that when I grew up and was strong, I’d follow that road, and it and I would find the sea together. (With a smile) You see, my making this trip is only keeping that promise of long ago.

Explanation:

The first part of the excerpt explains how the character gets introduced to a world of dreams and as the conversation moves on, he comes to the lines that express his idea of pursuing his own dreams of going away and see new places, as he mentions the sea, that has been his objective since he was a child and he promises to see it one day.

The line that in the given excerpt most likely conveys the idea of chasing one's dreams would be:

"And I'd promise myself... that promise of long ago."

  •  In the given excerpt from the work "Beyond the Horizon" authored by Eugene O'Neill, the initial part talks about the way in which the character is initiated to the dream world.
  • While the latter part further elaborates the idea of running after one's dreams as the lines "And I'd...ago.'
  • It reflects that how one moves ahead of his/her way to pursue his/her dreams(compared to the ocean) and how the constant struggle(as per the promise) will take you one day to that ocean.

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