Examine the narrator in Mark Twain's "The Invalid's Story" (sometimes referred to as "Cap") and write a character sketch about him. (Note that the story is in ist person, so the narrator is a person in the story.) Write at least 200 words. Tip: Glean from the story what the narrator directly and indirectly reveals about himself - physical appearance, age, manner of speech, likes/dislikes/fears, religious inclinations, feelings about others, and his overall disposition - to use in your sketch.

Which of the following passages from the book best represents the author's use of symbolism? a. the photograph taken of the young enlisted men representing the horrors of war b. woody's mustache representing the government's hidden rules and regulations c. papa's fishing fleet representing his interrogation experience in the south dakotan military facility d. the large empty expanse of the firebreak representing jeanne's feelings of separation from her parents

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Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.