In the Swiss Family Robinson, the family in the story line decided to build the fort in the edge of the savannah in order to protect themselves from harm and to be able to look out for each other as they knew that the pirates or people in living nearby could attack them any time soon. This is the reason why they decided to build the fort on the edge.
The question comes from the excerpt of a novel published in 1899, where a small knit family, the Pontelliers are vacationing and when Mr Pontellier came back home at night, he found his wife asleep and althougghg she was awoken when he entered, she was uninterested in his taks about the events of the day.
He went to check on his children and discovered that one of them was down with fever and he was mad at his wife for her negligence towards the children and affairs of the home.
Therefore, the presentation of events suggests that the narrator likely intends for a reader to react to the passage with contempt for Mrs. Pontellier’s selfishness.
This is because Mrs Pontellier was not aware of the happenings in the house as she neglected it and was selfish.
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Answer:
Puffery is something exaggerated.. like for example they complained about school puffery. (I think think what it means... might not be an accurate example)