There passage is trying to make it clear/logical about the topic in a straightforward manner
I think it's going to say like how the characters are feeling right now and how they talking like for example when your angry you talk
in a angry voice and
gross income is an intermediate earnings figure before all expenses are included, and net income is the final amount of profit or loss after all expenses are included. For a wage earner, gross income is the amount of salary or wages paid to the individual by an employer, before any deductions are taken.For a wage earner, net income is the residual amount of earnings after all deductions have been taken from gross pay, such as payroll taxes, garnishments, and retirement plan contributions.
A protagonist is a character who evokes the reader’s sympathy.