Tlot-tlot in the frosty silience! tlot-tlot, in the echoeing night! nearer he came and nearer! her face was like a light! her eyes grew wide for a moment; she drew one last deep breath, then her finger moved in the moonlight, her musket shattered the moonlight, shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him-with her death.
which is the best conclusion one could draw about the conncection between the imagery and the mood of the passsage?
a. the image "here eyes grew wide for a moment" creates an exciting mood.
b. the image of the "frosty silence" creates a restful mood
c. the image "nearer he came and nearer! " creates a mood of relief
d. the image "her face was like light! " creates a suspenseful mood.

I think it is D. Tell me if I'm wrong but I hope this helps

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.