Answer:
The author emphasizes the value of Della’s hair by contrasting its beauty with the plainness of her possessions.
Explanation:
The author presents a contrasting picture of the things owned by Della. The difference between her old clothes and her beautiful hair has been presented in a very subtle way. It also presents a description of the things possessed by Della. The description of her long hair brings into consideration that it was the only materialistic thing that she possessed in her life. The beauty of her hair also presents a contrast to the 'plainness' of her life. In the story, the couple traded their most loved materialistic things to gift a materialistic gift to each other. They sacrificed their most valuable things to buy happiness for each other.
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A reader should use context clues
Answer:
pianist
Explanation:
Two Kinds is a short story written by <em>Amy Tan </em>about a mother and her obsession with proving that her daughter Jing Mei is a prodigy and makes her undergo several acts she's seen prodigious kids perform but without success. She eventually makes her take piano lessons from a partially deaf instructor of which she doesn't learn and performs badly.
