How does the butter pagoda represent the clash between cultures in the story? A) The butter pagoda is a work of art, but Jean's mom sees it as unsanitary. B) Men always do the cooking in Chinese culture. C) Americans avoid using butter, so the pagoda offends Mrs. Fritz. D) Americans never held parties, only the Chinese did. (WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST)

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?