The ability to remain positive. Simple:3
Answer: (3) Yes, it uses supporting evidence.
The most exciting and yet the saddest part of the story comes when the end is near for the stowaway. The pilot of the spaceship shuttle is able to reach the authorities who refuse to make an exception to inevitable death for the stowaway. However, she finally gets to speak to her brother whom she was planning to see and explain her position on why she did what she did. Her realization that death is inevitable for her comes when she is forced to become an adult in a very brief period of time to face her fears and her consequences. Then the hatch opens and she is gone . . .
In chronological order.
Chronological definition: (of a record of events) following the order in which they occurred.
The simile compares the ugly words to a group of buzzards.
Buzzards are a scavenger bird, preying on things that are dead or near dead. They are not considered good or kind animals. The buzzards sitting in a tree are just waiting to swoop down and devour the meal. The words are similar in that they get into his thoughts and mind, picking at whatever is left. It reminds the reader that Mr. Shiftlet is a damaged soul. He is not who the women think he is.
