Question

Read this excerpt from "Look Homeward, Angel." They laughed at his wild excess of speech, of feeling, and of gesture. They were silent before the maniac fury of his sprees, which occurred almost punctually every two months, and lasted two or three days. They picked him foul and witless from the cobbles, and brought him home . . . . And always they handled him with tender care, feeling something strange and proud and glorious lost in [him]. . . . He was a stranger to them: no one—not even Eliza—ever called him by his first name. He was—and remained thereafter—"Mister" Gant. . . . Based on this excerpt, what can be inferred about Oliver’s neighbors?

Answer 1

Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the answer options, which are:

They spread gossip about his unusual conduct.

They consider him a talented man and good friend.

They think he is a bit peculiar, yet they revere him.

They worry about his excessive behaviors.

Answer:

They consider him a talented man and good friend.

Explanation:

In the excerpt from "Look Homeward, Angel," by Thomas Wolfe, even though Oliver Gant is an alcoholic who abuses his family and threats his wife Eliza, he is still respected and highly regarded by his neighbors. In fact, they pick him up when they find him drunk in the streets and treat him with affection, since they feel there is "something strange and proud and glorious lost" in him.