He would hang out no signals, he would take notice of none. he knew that a yearning glance fell upon him, now and then, through a film of tears, but he refused recognition of it. based on the information about tom’s aunt provided in these lines from the excerpt, it is clear that
tom’s aunt is crying and looking at him hopefully
tom is yelling at his aunt and making her feel bad
tom’s aunt is yelling at him and making him feel bad
tom is crying and looking at his aunt hopefully

the answer is d

he is crying but refusing his sadness

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answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

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this is incorrect

explanation:

this is false