punishment (imposition of a penalty as a response to an action or behavior that seemed unacceptable) = retribution (punishment as a vengeance for a wrong or criminal act)
taciturn (someone who is not loud or talkative) = silent (someone who is not speaking or not making any noise)
contrived (something that was created deliberately) = planned (something that is existing or was created according to a plan)
countenance (someone's facial expression) = expression
retinue (a group of advisers or a group of people escorting someone important) = attendants (an assistant to an important person)
pleasing (something satisfying) = conciliatory (something intending to conciliate and pacify opposing views)
Answer:
Emilia. Hope this helps!! :)
Due to how the narrative told us how the family called his imaginary creatures ' a bear's instead of imaginary friend it would imply that in his community it was a normal thing to have imaginary creatures. The society they live in embrace the ideology of having imaginary creatures, spirit animals, this is very common around native American societies which probably meet that Jonas was native American
Solution: The pilgrimage is a religious expedition. It has the following effects:
1. It sets the metaphor of a journey both physical and literary. A journey is generally a symbol of human curiosity and growth.
2. A pilgrimage is not only for penance and grace but also a time when people abandon work and take a vacation. therefore it sets a 'carnivalesque' setting. Celebrations are often used in literature for subversion of established social order.
3. A pilgrimage is taken by almost all types of people; therefore it provides apt setting where characters representing different social, political, cultural and economic backgrounds can come together. This way he could reveal more about the society he is criticizing.
This list is not exhaustive, more can be added to it.
Commas are used when two independent clauses are joined with coordinating conjunctions (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).
Example: I wanted to play cricket, but I was not feeling well.
However, there are always exceptions to this.
Hope this helps:)
