Prompt: You have read an excerpt from Great Expectations by the English author Charles Dickens and read a passage from A Thousand Splendid Suns by the Afghan American author Khaled Hosseini.
Think about the ways in which the main characters are influenced by the people around them. Write
an essay analyzing the social positions occupied by Pip and by Mariam and how the people around
them either help or hinder them. In your analysis, discuss the extent to which Pip and Mariam are
influenced by the values and expectations of those with whom they interact. Use specific details
from both passages to support your response.

Read this passage: there were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that gregor had declared inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with butter and salt. "am i less sensitive than i used to be, then? ", he thought, and was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the newspaper. quickly one after another, his eyes watering with pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them because he couldn't stand the smell. kafka, the metamorphosis (david wyllie, trans.) what can you infer about gregor from this excerpt? a. he enjoys disturbing his family by making a lot of noise. b. he is upset at being locked in the room and tries to escape. c. he is becoming less human and more like a bug. d. he is depressed and is trying to hurt himself.

Which pair of uses of figurative language from "the caged bird" support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams

Which two parts of this excerpt from authur conan doyle's " the contest " show policies lack of knowledge about the rules and restrictions of his society