"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlor of Lakesnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.", an excerpt from the exposition in "The Monkey's Paw.", the one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence is: D. There is a fire burning to heat and light a house, so the story is likely set in the past.
Answer:
He wants to become like the Handicapper General and have absolute power.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron.", it is narrated that Harrison, is bellowing that he is the emperor and everyone must do what he says, even though he is crippled and in a sickly state, he is still the greatest ruler any man has ever seen.
Harrison’s words and actions reveal about his character that he wants to become like the Handicapper General and have absolute power.
She is vindictive toward Ivan while pretending to be worried about him, Thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him.