How does the author use fictional elements to develop a theme in "look homeward, angel"?
a)the author develops the societal outcast theme through characterization.
b)the author develops the marital harmony theme through plot details.
c)the author develops the small-town gossip theme through setting details.
d)the author develops the coming-of-age theme through point of view.

A)The author develops the societal outcast theme through characterization. The lead character feels like an outsider who can’t relate with the people he is with except for the major who like him has no faith that the machines will cure him.

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

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