<em>In the written composition, the </em><em><u>motive and the narrative style</u></em><em> is best understood as the general attitude a writer expresses towards the subject or audience. </em>
<u>Explanation:</u>
This is because the writer wants to express his ideas and thoughts to the audience in the best way possible. The reader is able to understand the subject matter in the simple and the unique way with the help of the reader and his general attitude.
Ellen Glasgow, Ella Cather, and Mary J. Holmes dealt with other topics such as world war 1, slavery, civil war, life in the south, and other things while Edith Wharton wrote about social lives.