“His feet are the bank and I’m the crook.” What kind of figurative language is this?

What interactions did berthine have with other chaacters in the story the prisoners by guy de maupassant?

Read the sample student claim and the reasons listed for making this claim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. reason #1: animal research has yielded both pain-relieving and life-saving drugs for humans. reason #2: laws prohibit scientists from using animal-based research in cases where non-animal testing would produce equally clear and valid results.

Why does black lung aka arthur morgan let only jhon and abigail go and not sadie in the last chapter