Question

Read this excerpt from "Goodbye to All That" by Joan Didion. I laughed with him, but the first snow had just begun to fall and the big Christmas trees glittered yellow and white as far as I could see up Park Avenue and I had a new dress and it would be a long while before I would come to understand the particular moral of the story. Which statement best explains how the imagery in this excerpt affects the mood of the text? It creates an idyllic mood that helps the reader better understand the optimism Didion felt during her early years in New York. It creates a melancholy mood that suggests to the reader that Didion occasionally felt lost and disorientated in New York. It creates a bewildered mood that conveys to the reader Didion's regrets about the time she spent feeling unhappy while in New York. It creates a tiresome mood that shows the reader why Didion, like her companion, grew world-weary and wanted to leave New York.

Answer 1

The first statement  would be right.New York is ideal.It is the mood suggested by the excerpt. The description of the glow of the Christman trees and Park Avenuewith colors like yellow and white give an idea of a person who is looking forward to living , growing up and developing in New York.The person here has some awareness of the prominence of the place , of its importance .The reader can perceive how this narrator cannot wait to understand the peculiarities of the place.    

Answer 2

the statement that best explains how the imagery that is used in this particular excerpt goes on to affect the mood of the entire text would be It creates an idyllic mood that helps the reader better understand the optimism Didion felt during her early years in New York"