I believe the right answer is A. The narrator is unreliable because his emotions about the cat run from attentive and loving to cruel and violent.
First of all, the narrator of this story is definitely unreliable. He tells us the story from his own viewpoint, clearly trying to somehow manipulate the facts to his advantage. He tries to explain that he suddenly started hating the cat because he succumbed to alcoholism. But it isn't persuasive enough, just like the fact that he suddenly started abusing his wife can't be explained by alcoholism alone. Still, we have the information that this abusive behavior started when they got married - which might mean that he wanted to get rid of her, and thought that the best way to do it would be to act crazy and blame the cat for all the mischief. That would help him avoid the death sentence for murder.
Thomas Paine counters the opinion of some people that America had existed as such a developed country only because of the British rule, and that it should therefore remain British, so as to keep developing and becoming better.
Answer:
The machines come to symbolize the false hopes and promises of the modern age. The narrator's suspicion of these machines is conveyed in his descriptions of the major's case. While the machine works upon his injured hand, the major merely looks out the window. Like the narrator, he is detached. Nevertheless, as the code hero, he goes through the motions; he adheres to the form required of him despite meaninglessness.
Explanation:
A characteristic describes something, sorta like an adjective.
3) starting in medias res would be one, since it means to start the plot through dialogue, etc.
4) invocation of a muse would also be one, since the poet is inspiring something worthy.