A novel can have loads and loads of conflicts big and small, while a short story has only one conflict. The characters in a novel are usually dynamic and are better described, while characters in short stories are poorly described and are usually static.
Answer:
I appreciate that whoever she is, is smiling.
Explanation:
I would prefer that I knew why she was smiling, else ask her why, please.
Answer:
The two themes that were conveyed in the excerpt was: Pride and Self-righteousness
Explanation:
Among the two characters, Walter and Linder, the conversation conveys the Pride and Self righteousness. The line "And that's my sister over there and she's going to be a doctor - and we are very proud" states that the entire family of Walters are very proud family.
Meanwhile, the Linder is more self righteous and it is expressed in the following sentence, "We don't want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes, and we will try to be good neighbors. And that's all we got to say about that. (He looks the man absolutely in the eyes) We don't want your money. (He turns and walks away)". This line shows that Linder is a man of Self Respect.
Answer:
The narrator suggests that Gilray is deceiving him, but the narrator is actually not reliable.
Explanation:
"Gilray's Flowerpot" features an unreliable narrator, but very funny and humorous, which tells how Gilray asked him to water his plant every day, while he was away, but the narrator did not water the plant any day, for pyre laziness. The narrator claims that Gilray deceived him by saying that watering the plant would be like a hobby. We cannot know whether Gilray really cheated the narrator because he is unreliable.
