The viewpoint gathered from the passage is:
Sarah’s determination to hide with her brother rather than wait for the Germans is admirable.
Explanation:
Sarah begins the passage by wondering if the brother is going to sit there and let the Germans take him away and then says that surely she would not let that happen.
This is the line that sets up the passage for what is to be narrated for the whole passage which is her plans and her determination to save her brother from sure death in the German death camps.
It is her foresight that has allowed her to understand what is going to happen and she willingly takes steps to avoid it.
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Answer:
The author presents the Reverend as an eyewitness to multiple examples of Scoresby's good fortune, which adds reliability to his account.
Explanation:
According to the book "Luck" by Mark Twain, the story is told of an English war hero Lord Scoresby who is a total idiot but managed to achieve legendary status by sheer luck. The Reverend was an instructor to Scoresby at military academy and tells how Scoresby somehow got through military school even though he is a complete idiot.
Therefore the author advances the plot through the use of the Reverend character by presenting Reverend as an eyewitness which adds reliability and credibility to his account.
The speaker thing that he is going to die soon because he spent his life for the purpose of pleasure without paying attention to their well being.
you can see it on these lines :
- We left school
- We thin Gin
- we die soon
hope this helps