Characterization is the use of literary techniques to reveal the nature of a character
The central ideas would be that the author has proved his point that no one in this world would be born and reached the top of a success without spending an enormous time of practice which would be -- 10,000 hours.... His other central idea would be that according to him, as the psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, innate talent plays a smaller role but rule preparation or practice plays a bigger role to succeed.
A, the young boy has to choose
The words that best describe how the author ironically portrays Mr. Symmes in this line are, "heathenish" and acting in a sort of "Christianized" manner. The word heathen describes a person who does not belong in any religious group. In short, he is called a pagan. But in this line, it was mentioned that Mr. Symmes was acting like a Christian, which makes this line ironic.
Frigate, traverse, and toll
Because these words are related to travel
Frigate is a ship, traverse is to travel, toll is related to bridges & roads
