The subject matter is in the poem's title. Their is a resentful mood although it's not plainly stated that the author resented her mother. Her mother's house represents the attitude of her mother; the walls stood at attention, the air knew to hold its breath, the polished floor defied heel marks... The personification is plain in these opening observations and, given the subject matter, it seems plain that these are reflections of the author's mother. It would seem that her mother is very commanding, superior, serious. Two lines I think are very telling:
"crinkled in discomfort in my mother's house"
It's not been named a childhood home, rather she's in (imagine italics) Her Mother's House
The excerpt has a tone of discomfort and shame.
Tone is the term that refers to the sensation that the author of the text wants to convey to the reader while reading.
This tone is created to generate a more immersive experience in reading and allow the reader to experience the same sensations as the characters, at certain times.
Through the excerpt above, we can see the tone of discomfort and shame, by the behavior and feeling of Bernard when he meets members of lower castes than him.
This feeling exists because he has physical characteristics very different from the characteristics of members of lower castes and this makes him feel ashamed and uncomfortable in interacting with them.
Importantly, this excerpt is part of the book "Brave New World." This book aims to address topics such as:
- The dangers of losing individuality.
- The violence of mass manipulation.
- The existence of government domination and oppression.
- Exploitation through alienation.
- The problems of totalitarianism.
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Longevity means a long period of time.
I think it's the first sentence because a noun phrase contains is or contains the subject and Hikers is the subject.
