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"Because we empathize [with the characters], or feel what others are feeling, we expand our understanding of other people in other situations. We are also less bothered by our own misfortunes."
"Humans have told stories to feel better through the ages. . . religious texts that wrestle with valleys of despair and mountains of hope. . ."
Explanation:
We worked with the same Newsela article and I had a few quizzes on it. I hope this helps! ^-^
Answer:
The Importance of Being Earnest is a comic play by Oscar Wilde that engages themes such as marriage, class, social expectations, and the lifestyles of the English upper class. Algernon and Jack are both members of England's upper class and are therefore under social pressure to behave themselves in public.
The answer is A i believe.
Answer:
b. Perhaps O'Connor was laughing from beyond.
Explanation:
In the article written by Linda McGovern titled <em>"A Good Writer is Hard to Find: The Search for Flannery O'Connor"</em>, she recounts how she and her husband had tried to locate the graveside of the famous writer Flannery O'Connor. Despite her popularity, her grave was much difficult to locate, so much so that the writer had to ask a local resident for help.
When she and her husband first arrived at the cemetery, they though finding the grave will be an easy task, considering the popularity of the dead writer. But despite their full efforts, they couldn't seem to find it. This difficulty in locating the grave leads Linda to wonder if <em>"this [was] another way O’Connor was laughing from beyond"</em>. <u>This was her reaction to the difficulty they encountered in trying to find the grave of the famous author Flannery O'Connor. </u>
