Question

Infer how the narrator feels about the president’s visit (lines 269-286). Use specific textual examples of descriptive language to support your answer.

Answer 1

It can be inferred from the excerpt that the narrator feels relieved that the President was no longer defensive but touched by the suffering of the people who had undergone the unfortunate incident which is also inferred. See the textual evidence below.

What is the textual evidence for the above?

The textual evidence that supports the above inference is given in Lines  290-291 - "I knew somehow that during the night his defenses had crumbled and he had given in to grief; finally he was vulnerable."

Notice the word "finally". This suggests that the narrator had been waiting for that to happen, hence the inference.

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