In "the road', the man and the boy think of themselves as the "good guys." in what ways are they like and unlike the "bad guys" they encounter? what do you think cormac is suggesting in the scenes in which the boy begs his father to be merciful to the strangers they encounter on the road? how is the boy able to retain his compassion—to be, as one reviewer put it, "compassion incarnate"?

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .

the answer is c i dont have time to explain

"what's up? "- used to ask someone what they are doing or what they're feeling if they seem down.

"bro"- used to refer to a friend. shortened form of "brother"

"dude"- again, used to refer to a friend. typically gender neutral and does not always refer to a male

"hang"- (ex. "wanna hang? ") used to ask someone to spend time with you