Question

The reader can conclude that the narrator of "The Shawl" is a bridge between past and present, between tradition and the modern day. Copy one sentence from the story that best supports this conclusion.

Answer 1

Answer:

"Stella liked everything from Rosa's junkshop, everything used, old, lacy with other people's history."

Explanation:

The story is about Rosa and Stella who are refugees in America.

Stella is Rosa's niece.

They both left Poland some years ago. They are both affected by the memories of the Holocaust in Poland. The both try to cope with the memory.

Stella copes by attempting to forget and build a new life in New York while Rosa finds it extremely difficult to cope. Rosa resorted to destroying her New York store and moves to a cheap hotel in Miami. Rosa suffers lack of mutual support there and relies Stella for financial support.