Read the excerpt from the awakening. they formed a congenial group sitting there that summer afternoon—madame ratignolle sewing away, often stopping to relate a story or incident with much expressive gesture of her perfect hands; robert and mrs. pontellier sitting idle, exchanging occasional words, glances or smiles which indicated a certain advanced stage of intimacy and camaraderie. which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? a. the excerpt sets up relationships between characters as part of the exposition. b. the excerpt wraps up events in the novel as part of the resolution. c. the excerpt shows a turning point in the novel as part of the climax. d. the excerpt returns characters to harmony as part of the falling action.

Compose a one-paragraph persuasive message board post about grendel.

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."

Which three lines in this expert from anita desai’s games of twilight clearly show an omniscient narrator