This passage suggests that Inglis, despite her goals for change, is afraid, and realizes the challenge of her situation.
She wants to not only change Apartheid, but change the heart and perspective of the guard at her sister's jail, though she knows fully-well that this is going to be a difficult task. She also fears what will happen if she is unable to soften him.
What this excerpt about Hecuba suggests about her state of mind is that she is deeply distraught by the sight of her murdered husband. Hamlet describes a scene when Hecuba saw Pyrrhus killing her husband before her own eyes, and was devastated by the scene. He probably uses this scene to allude to the murder of his own father and the grief his mother felt / should have felt.
1. plural possessive
2. contraction
3. singular possessive
4. dialectal omission
5.plural possessive
The correct answer is 2. Jonathan is grateful that his house still stands,
since the surrounding area is wartorn.
Explanation:
In stories, the setting includes the place where actions take place. Additionally, this factor has a great impact on the story and even the characters. In the case of the excerpt presented, the fact Jonathan house is almost intact while a huge nearby building was destroyed makes Jonathan feels grateful, this feeling can be seen in "This newest miracle was his little house in Ogui Overside" that shows Jonathan is surprised but happy or in "But what was that?" that shows Jonathan appreciates the house was not destroyed even when there minor damages.
