Answer:
Change <em>are</em> to <em>is</em>
Explanation:
In the quote, "but six dollars per pound are more money than I can afford!" it should be, "but six dollar per pound <em>is</em> more money than I can afford!"
Things are compared with other things to:
1. give them a deeper meaning
2. explainations
3. To show similarites
Very important. if you didn't know then you couldn't properly imagine the scene of the story
The two things was that he was born in a rich family and he had a fairy tale as his sister