The author is J. B. Priestley
Sentence, "The critics declared the play a winner."
what did the critics do? they declared the winner
"a winner" is the objective compliment it is able to identify the direct object
On the other hand, one could certainly make the argument that these characters are static, meaning that they remain relatively unchanged in any significant way in the story.
Answer: The metaphor, "Milk of human kindness" mean to be caring and compassionate to other people. This could be a universal theme because anyone can be kind to a stranger in need. People in China can care for someone, people in England can care for someone else, even people in Alaska can be caring for a stranger.
In " The Convict and The Bishop," the bishop helped and defended Jean Valjean whom he didn't even know. While everybody else drove him out, the bishop tended to him. He gave Jean a bed to sleep in, a bed and he gave him comfort when nobody else would. This shows that people can be nice to others in need.
In " The Strangers That Came to Town," when Andy and Tom made mischief, they really hurt the Duviches. Thier father made them repay the family by catching 60 fish. When they gave the fish to the Duviches they were overjoyed and invited Andy and Tom's family to eat the fish. The Duviches were shown kindness by the father and returned the kindness by inviting Andy and Tom's family for a meal.
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