<em>The aspects of a story that best help the reader understand the author, I think, are imagery, repetition, and tone. These three help make the thoughts of the author concrete and understandable. Even more so than imagery and repetition, tone is often known and noted to be very important in understanding the author's purposes. </em>
<em>Plot and setting have more to do with characters than with the author's intentions, although they still do.</em>
<em>-Toremi</em>
The correct answer is 4) The author believed the tree had a life story, like a person.
Usually, biographies are written for and about people - a biography is a text about someone's life, their accomplishments, and the most important things that happened throughout their lives. However, Barron thought of this tree as an actual living person who deserved to have its story told, which is why he wrote a biography about its life.
They disagree about how mama use the insurance money she is about to receive. Beneatha tells Walter, “that money belongs to mama, walter, and it’s for her to decide how she wants to use it”. Walter believes Beneatha covets mama’s money for medical school, while Walter wants to buy a liquor store with the money. It’s also clear that Walter resents Beneatha.
Just rapple down and climb back up .
<span>The passage has a melancholy mood throughout.
Demonstrated by the negative tone and word choice in the passage.</span>