What is suggested by the use of the phrase ""mechanical motion of her hands"" to describe the way the sister wipes the tears from her mother’s eyes.

What is the main idea of this paragraph

What is the significance of the novel's title? what is the "sweet hereafter"? a). a place you go after a tragedy takes your life b). a beautiful place the dead go, like heaven c). into the sunset, an ending that is not defined d). a dark sad place the dead go before rebirth

Mr and mrs van daan murmur their welcome what are the playwrights indicating by using the word murmur?