English
English, 20.10.2020 20:01, lizzzzi7908

Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller." "She did all that she was told, she was always truthful, she kept her clothes clean, ate milk puddings as though they were jam tarts, learned her lessons perfectly, and was polite in her manners." "Was she pretty?" asked the bigger of the small girls. "Not as pretty as any of you," said the bachelor, "but she was horribly good." There was a wave of reaction in favour of the story; the word horrible in connection with goodness was a novelty that commended itself. It seemed to introduce a ring of truth that was absent from the aunt’s tales of infant life. How does the underlined sentence contribute to the theme that culture can limit our thinking? It indicates that the aunt’s portrayal of right and wrong is inauthentic and unconvincing. It shows that children and adults have opposing perspectives on what goodness is. It characterizes the children as eager to accept any viewpoint that disagrees with their aunt’s. It satirizes th

answer
Answers: 1

Other questions on the subject: English

image
English, 22.06.2019 00:30, machucagm01
In marian anderson sings the author begins the story by putting the reader right in the middle of the action what is the yearn for this type of organization
Answers: 3
image
English, 22.06.2019 02:00, felipeneeds684
Answer fast. read the excerpt below and answer the question. i will tell you the tale of my wanderings and of the “herculean” labors, as i may call them, which i endured only to find at last the oracle irrefutable. socrates’ use of the word “herculean” in this excerpt from the apology is an example of what literary device? allusion metaphor onomatopoeia simile
Answers: 1
image
English, 22.06.2019 03:30, nunyuh69
Describe how the story of uncle pyotr in “a fateful journey” differs from the historical account of immigrants in “moving to america”
Answers: 1
image
English, 22.06.2019 04:00, Princess14321
In the excerpt above, what can be inferred by the statement, "the dillingham had been flung to the breeze during aformer period of prosperity.?
Answers: 1
Do you know the correct answer?
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller." "She did all that she was told, she was always truthful, sh...

Questions in other subjects:

Konu
Computers and Technology, 30.06.2019 11:30