I think the answer is "they sicken and die too quickly...". Have a look at the first line in the bit we're given.
The floral curtains swayed in the cool breezy wind that swept through the gap in the window. The fluffy carpet massaged my feet. The treat cupboard let off a deliciously sweet aroma that spread through the whole bungalow.
The title "Nectar in a Sieve" of the novel wrote by Kamala Markandaya was taken from a poem "Work without Hope" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, this poem is also quote in the epigraph of the novel, this sentence represent how a precious liquid can vanished if it is put in a strainer, the answer is another literary work.
The narrator is telling the story to everyone (3), you (2) or "himself" (1)
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The answer is D. Main charater
the main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation. The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. prosagonist wont always win or be good bad it depends on the character.
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