A. A text that changes the belief or fate of a society
A seminal work is a work that has an impact on later works. It changes the belief or fate of a society. It is definitely not mostly forgotten by a society. The seminal work may or may not be entertaining to a society. The Declaration of Independence is considered a seminal work.
She Played C: Rock And Roll. Hope That Helps
<span>"an enormous ornamental bat", because this is a humorous mental image, and
"as the atmospheric conditions demanded", because this is saying that the atmosphere and weather could make it necessary for someone to look a certain way (that's what is meant by putting on airs) rather than to actually stay dry or warm.</span>
As with any author's decision to use 1st person, her intention most likely -- in this story -- was to get her readers to go along for the ride into madness and cultivate a certain amount of sympathy for the narrator and her plight. The constant use of "I" puts readers in the narrator’s head and allows them to empathize with her.