Answer:
The English Language has evolved overtime to make things easier to understand.
Explanation:
For example, words like 'thou' and 'thy' aren't used as frequently anymore due to the evolving nature of our language. As people continue communicating, language changes and certain words become harder to understand and get lost. With simpler language created with time, everyone can communicate in a way that is understandable.
In this selection, the sentence seems to be using "the wind was our friend on the way back, though." as an indication that the wind might most likely not nearly as bad as it was when they started to go for a skate. Short explanation: It wasn't as bad as when they first started.
Answer:
The author's use of the first person to convey the story allows readers to go along for the ride into madness and cultivates a certain amount of sympathy for the narrator and her plight. The constant use of "I" puts us right in the narrator's head and allows us to empathize with her