Bruno and shmuel are the protagonists because they are mostly mentioned in the story
Exercising self-control does make us more likely to achieve our goals due to the reason that self-control helps with decision making and how to make the smartest decisions. Not only that but it also helps with restraining from doing things you know you’re not supposed to do. So to achieve your goal you need self-control to make sure you don’t get off that path of maintaining your goal.
All these are types of metaphors, which is a figurative language that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain the idea or make a comparison.
A metaphor says one thing is another thing, it equates these two things in order to compare or make a symbolism.
All of these excerpts create a poetic tone and a colourful mood.
<span> She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and “jimpson” weeds that constituted the garden.
That sentence helps the reader infer that it is summertime, because it shows that the garden is flourishing. </span>
