The irony is that the "nice" mom---Laurie's mom---is the one with the badly-behaved son. She just doesn't realize at first that Charles and Laurie are the same person. Again, the irony is that she believes only a bad mother would have such a bad kid, but HER own son turns out to be the bad kid.
An analogy shows how two things are alike
Character versus society.
Della was protagonist she includes a conflict with society. Della does not have enough cash to induce her husband.
Answer:
B. Very Bad
Explanation:
We can infer the meaning of "appalling" by looking at the surrounding information of the word, that is to say, by using context clues. Phrases like "An awful fate" and "the worst I’ve ever seen" helps us infer that "appalling" is not a good thing, instead, it must refer to something very bad, horrifying or astonishing.