What is the connotative meaning of this line from kurt vonnegut's "report on the barnhouse effect"?

general barker bustled about the house like a woman preparing dinner for twenty.

1)general barker was under the impression that the activity would be a waste of time.

2)general barker was afraid the professor might use his powers against his country.

3)general barker was worried about the speaker's presence in the room.

4)general barker was in a hurry to get everything ready for the experiment.

5)general barker was having doubts about the professor's abilities.

4)General Barker was in a hurry to get everything ready for the experiment.

The connotative meaning the secondary meaning of a sentence or word. In the original sentence, General Barker is not actually making Thanksgiving dinner for twenty people. However, he is undertaking a task just as difficult. Traditionally a Thanksgiving dinner has many dishes and requires a lot of time, preparation, and elements. This comparison is meant to show how General Barker's experiment has a lot of different elements and things that need to be ready at precisely the right time, so he is hurrying about to make sure everything is ready.

one of the central themes of edward abbey's work has been his staunch opposition to the glen canyon dam on the colorado river that created lake powell, destroying stunning scenery and wildlife habitat, endangering many rare species of fish and animals, and also irreparably destroying many important archaeological sites which provided information about the early inhabitants of the united states.