Question

PART A: In paragraph 8of the passage, the narrator says that Stephen thought "he was sick in his heart." How does the phrase "sick in his heart" impact the reader's understanding of Stephen's character? A Stephen has a heart condition that makes him tired and weak. B Stephen is sick of being around the other boys because they tease him about his mother. C Stephen's desire to be at home with his mother is so strong that he is extremely sad and lonely. D Stephen is sick to his stomach because the food in the refectory is of such poor quality.

Answer 1

In paragraph 8 of the passage, the narrator's usage of the phrase, "he was sick in his heart" impacts the reader's understanding of Stephen's character because it shows that C. Stephen's desire to be at home with his mother is so strong that he is extremely sad and lonely.

When the idiomatic expression, sick in the heart is used, it is used to show a person who is depressed because of loneliness or other matters of the heart.

So, in the passage, where we learn that Stephen was "sick in the heart," we were pointing to Stephen's desire to be at home with his mother which had made him sad and lonely.

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