A good question to ask her is:
When did she start writing?
What gave her the idea to write her book?
What is her favorite place to write?
How does she sit still long enough to write (That's something I can't do for more than a few minutes, so I'd like to know!)
I think it's the first option.
From Eugenes point of view he is tired of Kate nagging him. Hence the sarcasm in the quote “You said yesterday , “I told you a hundred and nine times not to leave your things around the house.” From looking at Blanche’s input we can also tell that Eugene is being sarcastic or “smart” towards Kate by the quote “Don’t be fresh to your mother , Gene!”
Answer:
I think that the tone of Orwell’s essay progressively changes. In the beginning of the essay, Orwell’s tone is almost lecturing, telling us what’s wrong with the English language and how to fix.