Question

In paragraph 6, the author uses the phrase "silly ritual" to describe baking cookies. What was the connotative meaning, or emotional associations, of the phrase "silly ritual" for the author before she met Maurice? What does that connotative meaning show you about Laura before she became Maurice’s friend?

Answer 1

For Laurie, baking cookies was a common thing, designed to bring a little happiness on random days. However, after meeting Maurice, cooking cookies and became a way to show care and affection among people.

Although you haven't shown it, we can see that this question is about the book "An Invisible Thread." When we read this book, we have access to the following information:

• The book tells the story of how Laurie and Maurice met and ended up impacting each other's lives.
• Maurice was a boy who lived in a violent and dangerous place.
• His mother was involved in drug trafficking and he and his brother lived without any form of adult supervision.
• Furthermore, they had no money, were very hungry, and had no prospects for life.
• Laurie was a woman who had an ordinary life, with nothing very significant.
• However, Laurie had a stable life and had better economic and social opportunities than Mauricie.
• One day they met and Laurie decided to help Maurice overcome the difficulties in his life.
• Maurice taught Laurie several lessons about life, caring for people, and happiness.

Maurice gave a new meaning to many things in Laurie's life, such as baking cookies, which for her was just something silly, that although it brought happiness, it was nothing special, but Maurice showed how baking cookies is affectionate and bonding between people.

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