According to "Five Stars for Literary Critics", the previous work that influenced James Joyce's novel entitled "Ulysses" was "Hamlet".
The Man at the Market
When the supermarket clerk tallied up my groceries, I was $12 over what I had on me. I began to remove items from the bags, when another shopper handed me a $20 bill. “Please don’t put yourself out,” I told him. “Let me tell you a story,” he said. “My mother is in the hospital with cancer. I visit her every day and bring her flowers. I went this morning, and she got mad at me for spending my money on more flowers. She demanded that I do something else with that money. So, here, please accept this. It is my mother’s flowers.” – Leslie Wagner, Peel, Arkansas. Here are 30 more acts of kindness you can do in two minutes or less.
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She wants to gain control of the situation.
She is shocked by his insults.
She has sympathy for the fellow Austrian.
She plans to confess her crimes.
Answer:
She wants to gain control of the situation.
Explanation:
In the text above we can see that the officer is totally out of control, shouting and making a scandal in front of Miep, who remains calm and focused, without reacting to all the shouting that the officer is emitting. Miep does this to keep control of the situation in her hands and to stand in favor of her actions, showing courage and showing that she doesn’t tackle anything, more than that, when taking control of the situation Miep shows that she is correct and that there is no need for despair and scandals when you are correct.
The correct answer is simple sentence. It is a type of a sentence called elliptical sentence, and can stand on its own while still conveying meaning. Similar situation to this would be "Fire!" or "Look out!".
It means the general group of people who read a literary work.
