The other paternal uncle, an official in the treasury, a taciturn, dull-witted, and rheumatic man, sat silent, or spoke only of the fact that the uskovs' name would get into the newspapers if the case went to trial." the quote from "a problem," is an example of what? conflict characterization theme setting

Read the following excerpt from "harrison bergeron' by kurt vonnegut which takes place after george and hazel witness their son's death: "you been crying? " he said to hazel. "yup," she said. "what about? " he said. "i forget," she said. "something real sad on television." "what was it? " he said. "it's all kind of mixed up in my mind," said hazel. "forget sad things," said george. "i always do,' said hazel. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. as neither george nor hazel want to deal with what they've witnessed, readers feel a sense of hopelessness, o b. because of how the author depicts hazel, he reveals the unexpectedness of a mother outliving her child. o c. readers feel a sense of optimism as hazel and george are determined to fight back against an equal society. o d. the author reveals irony in that hazel is unable to remember witnessing her son's death on television