At the climax of a story, the reader experiences the greatest emotional impact of the story

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes

Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of theexcerpt?

How is theme of loneliness developed in chapter 4? thinking about the characters lennie, crooks, candy, and curley's wife