The role of a foil in a literary work to to provide contrast against the protagonist, in order to further highlight one or more characteristics of the protagonist.
There are 5 things that apply to narratives in general are:
1. Character.
2. Setting.
3. Conflict.
4. Plot.
5.Theme.
So the correct answer should be, A. typically has characters and a setting
Answer:
"The Yukon lay a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice."
Explanation:
The lines "The Yukon lay a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice." gives the reader information about the location of the story. This is because the other lines discuss only about how the place looks like.
The narrator mentions the location as Yukon which is about a mile wide and hidden under three feet of pure white ice. He further explains Yukon as a cold and strange place which was hundreds of miles away from other places.
A, this is because the story is all about love for one another and how it is worth more than any earthly good!