the epic characteristic is 1 and 2
The narrator observes that the house seems to have absorbed an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it.
I read this short story once... since the main character and her brother are super poor but don't realize it, the mood is ignorant, wistful, and sad. it's also kinda reminiscent because the author is telling the story of her childhood as an adult
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