This would be "in media res" meaning "in the middle of things." It begins, quite frankly, in the middle of things and carries on from there.
Douglas thinks Mrs.Auld was not cruel before she became a slave holder
Douglas believes that slavery was very destructive towards Mrs. Auld
Douglas realized that Mrs. Auld was as insecure and eager to please her husband.
My brother posted this question and got this answer hope it helps!
When a noun o pronoun follows another noun or pronoun is called APPOSITIVE or APPOSITIVE PHRASE
Are there answer choices? If not, Just reading over this passage for the first time, It seems the narrator could be describing something very majestic, like a statue built in the ocean, of a god or something. it seems as though the narrator personifies this statue as though the statue itself is a character and has feelings, maybe even something to hide. Hope this helps!