In the context of the short story what can we learn about fate from tragedy? In your opinion what does this story teach readers about avoiding tragedy? What could Billy have done differently? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.

The physical injuries thaqt the narrator and other soldiers suffer in ernest hemingways in another country are reprsentative of

Which statement is most clearly objective?