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The correct answer is 2. "First class!" my mother exclaimed, with an intake of breath. "How did you end up there?"
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Explanation:
In excerpt two, there is a clear contrast between the mother of Hemma (female main character and narrator) who belongs to a middle or low socioeconomic status and the parents of the male character Kaushik. This is shown by the reaction of the mother of Hemma who is shocked by the extravagance of flying in first class. This is shown in "First class!... How did you end up there?" that shows the surprise of the mother and the answer of the father in "It could become a terrible habit" that shows how proud he is of this event. Thus, this excerpt shows the diversity within socioeconomic status by explaining the shock and surprise of Hemma mother to the fact another family flew in first class.
The summary of "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is the following:
Hester is dissatisfied with her life because she has no luck and her husband does not make as much money as she would like. Her son Paul begins to place bets on horse races together with his uncle and the gardener, and the horses he chooses actually win. He and his uncle decide to give his mother a gift of five thousand pounds, but he becomes ill. The day of the Derby he wins eighty thousand pounds, and he confesses his mother that he can guess the name of the winner horse by riding his rocking horse at home and reaching a psychic state of mind. Finally, he dies that night, and Hester feels that he is doing better now that he is dead than riding a rocking-horse in order to make money.
Answer:
I think the evidence that best supports the conclusion that the narrator is telling this story with a particular child in mind is the repetitive use of the second person, addressing directly to the reader.
In addition to this, the excerpt “But once a year all Pau Ammas must shake off their hard armour and be soft—to remind them of what the Eldest Magician could do” sounds like a recommendation or a duty of all Paul Ammas, that the narrator is telling the addressed person that he7she should fulfill as a Pau Ammas.
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