One revision technique is to a) cut out sections that use consistent point of view b) cut out sections that develop characters to fully c) cut out sections that move more slowly than other sections d) cut out sections that do not have anything to do with the story. not sure which one it is. maybe d?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?