The extract is from 'The Faith Cure Man'.
Explanation:
This story is about a poor mother who wanted to save her daughter who was sick. One day she called the faith doctor home. He asked her to give him a brown paper.
Martha did as he said. The faith doctor dampened it with water and laid it on her daughter's head, saying some prayer. He also placed some sheets on the child's palms and feet and fastened them.
Then he knelt before the child and prayed aloud. Martha was impressed and hoped her daughter would get well soon. The doctor asked her to dampen the brown paper and placed it on the child for a couple of days. Martha saw some improvement but in the end, it was in vain.
I think D is the best answer choice. for a work written around the time of the salem witch trials, you can better understand why extreme fear and condemnation of witchcraft might show up, and the author's purpose is a major thing to understand a work. C doesn't really make sense, because historical context is based on facts, so the context doesn't so much help you understand an author's attitude/opinion. B is true to some degree, but D is still a stronger answer as B is somewhat circular; historical context is an inherent part of a historical character? and A doesn't even make sense to me but i personally would go with D
Answer:
C. The author likens joy to sunshine to show how positive feelings can overcome dreariness.
Explanation:
This is a very common metaphor in literature: Sunshine is like an almighty force that can overcome pretty much anything.
In this case, Hector's joy is compared to sunshine, and there's no literal sunshine actually involved. Regardless, the figurative brightness and warmth of Hector's positive attitude is told to be powerful enough to overcome the dreariness (likened to gray skies and rain) that those around him may be going through.
The answer is D because it is the only answer choice that actually points out Hector's attitude as being a sunshine that overcomes the dreariness in others' moods.
Answer:
The author creates suspense by building up to the scene. By including details about Mattie's movements and breathing it ups the levels of suspense. The author also drew the scene out super long, simply to add a huge level of pure suspense.
Explanation:
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