<u>The quote from the above passage that illustrates Della's optimism is this: 'MY HAIR GROWS SO FAST, JIM. </u>
Explanation:
Optimistic means to be Positive,hopeful and confident.
<u>In order to get a good Christmas gift for her husband (i.e a watch) Della went for a haircut and sold her long hair's to get money. When Della's husband bough </u>her a set of expensive hair combs which she always desired,she said to her husband<u> "My hair grows so fast,Jim! </u>Della is very optimistic that her hair's will grow fast and she will be able to use the combs.
{When first thine earnest eyes with mine were crossed,} And love called love.
The allusion made about her heritage is that (She is asked to remove her Murs hida bad silk sari in favor of a flowered cotton gown) shows her heritage.
This shows that Jhumpa Lahiri has a rich heritage and to which she is asked to wear a different cloth that shows another culture and heritage.
She was asked to wear a flowered cotton gown in the place of her Murs hida bad silk sari
<h3>What is an Allusion?</h3>
This refers to the use of words that shows a reference to a person or thing in a sentence.
Hence, we can see that based on the complete text, there is the narration of the heritage of Jhumpa as she is asked to remove her Murs hida bad silk sari in favor of a flowered cotton gown) shows her heritage
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