The stranger is more aggressive and actually enters Elisa's garden, while Henry seems to respect her personal space.
The two men in the story are quite opposite, and this helps us identify the things that Elisa appreciates and the things she does not. When Elisa is working in the garden, her husband comes to talk to her. He respects her personal space and remains outside. However, to Elisa this is a sign of indifference towards her work and her passion. On the other hand, when the stranger meets her, he leans over and enters the garden, with a behaviour that is more aggressive than that of her husband.
The author used this analogy to show that the Iroquois Confederacy that the system they used was effective and equal everyone involved rather than just one entity (making them interconnected).
With quotes, and things like that but the quotes work the best and the teachers love that stuff, they just seem to eat it up.
"like" or "as" indicate a simile.
I would say that the answer is: "I swear she cast a shadow white as stone."
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