This symbolizes the obstacles that people face in real life because if you think about it like this you cannot write a essay without writing utensils so therefore in order to get through you must face your challenges in order to live life hope that was good enough for you!
A literary device which gives the reader an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
In this passage, almost nothing. I suppose because at 41 he was hale and healthy until he took a job on a railway babysitting a box of guns on a 200 mile rail journey, he lost his health. But to conclude much more is a travesty and the answer should not be anything.
So you should probably choose B. He is hale and hardy because (it is inferred ) he has avoided marriage.
I think there is a shift at “...assured him”. From reading the beginning, you would think the person is under arrest, “stay where you are”. But, the sentence goes on to say that the police officer ‘assured’ him that. He could’ve been in danger, so the officer was telling him that help was on the way, just stay put.
