In this excerpt from the novel At Fault by Kate Chopin, (1850-1904) Thérèse Lafirme is in business with and
engaged to David Hosmer, who manages the saw mill
on her land. A young man named Jacint is working at
the saw millat his father's insistence.
Which statement BEST describes how
Thérèse's view of Joçint helps clarify a
central idea in the story?
from At Fault
byl Kate Chopin
Thérèse's viewpoint explores how work can
affect a person's satisfaction in life.
Through Thérèse's viewpoint, a reader can
grasp how work gives people the feeling of
purpose in life.
At the MIII
David Hosmer sat alone in his little office
of roughly fashioned pine board. So small
a place, that with his desk and his clerk's
desk, a narrow bed in one corner, and two
chairs, there was scant room for a man
to more than turn himself comfortably
about.
Through Thérèse's viewpoint, a reader can
grasp how the saw mill has negatively
impacted the community.
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Thérèse's viewpoint reveals the importance of
the saw mill to the community.