It shows that hes determined to return to his family because he loves them because he went all over the world to return to ithica
In the above excerpt Welty was using sensory details (principally sounds) to bring her story to life, She could hear her father shaving, and her mother cooking breakfast. She could hear the whispers and whistles and the clattering of shoes as she raced downstairs. She remembered he sound of the old Victrola. She could smell the bacon frying. Through all of these sensory impressions Welty has built a vivid and memorable picture of her childhood.
Numerous since it is most educated word
So the question is asking how the person thats telling the story use the story to explain facts about the natural world or specific Cherokee traditions. its sort like using the creation of the story as an example
