Answer:
The house is not enchanted nor does the landlady possess magical powers.
Explanation:
Roald Dahl's short story "The Landlady" revolves around the story of Billy Weaver and his encounter with a strange landlady in whose "Bed and Breakfast" he was staying. The story ends unresolved, leading the readers to imagine for themselves what really happened in the end.
Billy Weaver had arrived at Bath for the first time to start his job. As he doesn't know anyone, he decided to stay in a hotel for the time being. While looking for a reasonable place to stay, he came upon a small sign that says<em> "Bed and Breakfast"</em>. And he was hooked as if some strange spell was pulling him towards the place. Even the landlady seemed to have been expecting him, for she opened the door right after it rang.
There seems to be no indication that the place was enchanted. But at the same time, there are certain elements that seem to suggest to that. the narrator reveals <em>"his eye was caught and held in the most peculiar manner by the small notice that was there. BED AND BREAKFAST."</em> He continues, <em>"Each word was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass, holding him, compelling him, forcing him to stay where he was and not to walk away from that house." </em>But this doesn't prove that the place is enchanted.
Moreover, the landlady doesn't have any magical powers, rather she was a killer.
To “denounce” means to condemn or criticize; while the expression “far
cry” means it is very unlike or different from. The quotation is contrasting
the attitude toward evil and the act of doing good. It means that to condemn
evil does not necessarily mean one has already done something good. In other
words, hating the evil done to others is not enough; doing good to them is still
necessary.
To reference her mothers Japanese cultural connection.
In literature, characterization is the steps that a character in a narrative becomes fully realized or has completed an story arc. It is used to explain the details of a character in fiction. The answer is option B, the strenghts, weaknesses and motivations of the characters.
An example of characterization is when Don Quixote loses his mind after reading too many romances and comes to the realization that he is a knight destined to save his maiden from the forces of the giants (even though we know that he is delusional about the whole thing)
