D. To enable the reader to connect
<span>an attempt to explain an origin</span>
Answer:
Darry is hard on him but only because he wants the best from ponyboy and more. Sometimes he doesn't mean to do it intentionally and yells at him. That would really show why they don't get along.
Hope it helps and have a great day! =D
~sunshine~
After reading the excerpt represented above, I would say that the most appropriate word that coincides with tone of the text is <span>Demands. At first : there is a business term called false demands, which is commonly used in economics/international relationships. And if in actually brings the negative meaning it couldn't be Refusals, (obviously -statements also can't be used and the same with argument as it should be in another context).
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<span>The narrator of Stolen Day is a young boy; the narrator of The Night the Bed Fell is grown up.</span>
