Which excerpt from “The Gift of the Magi” presents the reader with the initial conflict of the story? Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present.
She had a habit for saying little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things, and now she whispered: "Please God, make him think I am still pretty."
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far.

Which statement describes how connotationis used in this passage

Match each excerpt to the epic characteristics it contains

Directions: in 2 - 3 paragraphs respond to mack's idea about the "interplay of life and literature" in lines 92 - 100 in " why read shakespeare". 1. explain what it means to say that finding meaning in shakespeare "is a sort of proving ground for finding beauty and meaning in life". provide reasons that support your claim. 2. explain which is more important - that literature teaches readers about life or that understanding life readers understand literature. identify examples from literature you have read. 3. summarize your view of the interplay between literature and your own lives, explaining whether you see a connection or not and why.