<span>to demonstrate that acupuncture is regulated and safe.</span>
The actions and words of individuals and those around us shape us every day and leave an imprint on our lives. Actions speak louder than words due to the fact that it is the action that shows genuinity.
Answer :
D. In the given passage from the short story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter the "young woman with a peaked Spanish comb in her hair and the painted fan" was Granny Weatherall from many years ago.
Granny Weatherall is thinking of these thoughts when she realizes that all her children were older than John now. He would look like a child beside her if she were to see him now. She realizes that he may not be able to recognize her anymore.
He's talking morals after abandoning his wife in a roadside diner.
He tells the anecdote of his mother because he thinks the boy is wrong for fleeing his mother. It's not ironic since Mr. Shiflet does it on purpose. Ironically, he is blaming himself for abandoning his mother, who was a divine gift. He recently left his wife at a diner. He should know better than to abandon people...