This question is incomplete. Here's the complete question.
Read A Dead Woman's Secret
By Guy de Maupassant
1880
How do the siblings' reactions to their mother's letters contribute to the theme of the text?
The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
The siblings are angered after learning about their real father, contributing to the theme that it is best to be honest with others.
The brother condemns their mother but the sister sympathizes with her, contributing to the theme of forgiving loved ones.
The siblings are shocked but still watch over their mother, contributing to the theme that it is best to be loyal to family.
Answer: The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
Explanation:
Through the letter, the siblings find out that their assumed virtuous mother had at least one love affair. After being raised by the now-deceased woman, who inculcated them a strict code of morality and religiosity to such extent that Marguerite had become a nun and the son a flawless magistrate, this discovery makes them furious, and they angrily leave her.
Hoping is for everyone.
Those homeless kids? They might be hoping for a meal tonight. That kid who keeps getting picked on? He's probably hoping to be left alone. That little girl who hears her parents arguing? She might be hoping that they'd just make up.
Hoping keeps people alive, in a way.
For example, when the Americans during the 1700's wanted their freedom from Britain, they started a war. They lost so many battles. If they had given up hope, then America would've still been under British rule.
If the world gave up hope when Hitler was massacring those Jews, there would be no more Jews left in the world, probably. Germany might have still been a dictatorship.
Hoping and wishing are almost the same. ALMOST. Wishing is almost always useless, face it. Who would hear and care about your wishes anyways? Wishes are for all sorts of things that we know we can't have, and that are almost always unrealistic. 'I wish I could be a millionaire.' 'I wish I could fly.' 'I wish I could eat as many pizzas as I'd like without getting full.'
Hopes are more realistic, more thoughtful, and much easier to achieve. 'I hope my mom stays alive.' 'I hope I can get this job interview.' 'I hope I can go to the park today.'
I hope this helps your answer! Good luck!
Answer:
She creates a distraction or finds something else for him to do.
Explanation:
This is what I picked in the quiz and it was correct.
Answer:
Form
Explanation:
It isn't theme. Theme is the message of a passage or text. (Not to be confused with main idea, which is the the overall point the passage or text was written. ) It isn't figurative language, because that is a whole <em>type </em>of writing structure. (For example, instead of saying, "She felt sick and dizzy," you could use figurative language and say, "Her legs felt like cooked spaghetti noodles and her stomach started doing somersaults." Heck, it's a little crazy, but it makes the writing better. Lastly, it isn't plot, since plot is pretty much what <em>happens</em> in the story. I would call it conflict, but it isn't always problems. Maybe a girl finds her long-lost father. That would be part of the plot but not conflict. (Well, I guess it <em>could</em> cause some conflict if you think about it.
So, long story short, the answer is form.
