It was the fatal sign. To be sure, he had heard the owl's screech for many and many a night; but he had seen no cause for fear i
n this: everything was going along nicely; their little son was in good health and they, too, knew no illness. But now the warning of the evil omen was confirmed. The pigeons which he had himself brought up were flying away. They were leaving, thus forecasting the arrival of death. What coming event is inferred by this final paragraph? A) The family will lose all their money. B) A famine will soon overtake the land. C) Someone in the family will die soon. D) A great evil will bring the town much despair and heartbreak. Answer is c
<span>It means that you are in unusual or uncomfortable territory for you as a person. Its like you are going out of your comfort zone. Hope it helped. :</span>
He was describing the California dream which he referred to as a paradox of expectations.
He pointed out that the expectations of millions of people who migrate into California was raise as a result of the promises of the California Dream. He noted that these people hope that they will have a better life in California than the lives they had in their past.
