in the story "miss brill," the protagonist is extremely fond of her fur necklet, which she lovingly personifies as being a 'rogue.' she wears the fur to a band performance at the jardins publiques (the public gardens) each sunday. the fur is described in the story as follows:
"dear little thing! . she had taken it out of its box that afternoon, shaken out the moth-powder, given it a good brush, and rubbed the life back into the dim little eyes… oh, how sweet it was to see them snap at her again from the red eiderdown! . but the nose, which was of some black composition, wasn't at all firm… never mind—a little dab of black sealing-wax when the time came—when it was absolutely necessary . . little rogue! yes, she really felt like that about it.
later in the story, a young couple criticizes miss brill's fur by describing it as a "fried whiting," and remarking that nobody needs miss brill in the gardens. miss brill feels sad and troubled, and hurries home to put the fur necklet back into its box. as she closes the lid of the box, she hears herself crying.

what does the fur necklet, which is symbolic of miss brill, tell you about the protagonist?
a.
she is materialistic and selfish.
b.
she is vain and haughty.
c.
she is stylish and dignified.
d.
she is old and lonely.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

What is the speaker telling the grecian urn in these lines from “ode on a grecian urn”? he wishes the urn could talk so he could hear its stories. he knows the urn will still be around for others to see after he is dead. he fears that when he gets old, the urn will suffer because nobody else will take care of it. he wishes the people frozen on the urn could warm up and come to life.

Which statement explains why elie wiesel most likely wrote all rivers run to the sea as a memoir