2. read the passage from “the monkey’s paw.” the whites are being offered compensation for herbert’s death. in what way does the stranger’s answer increase the tension of the rising action? from “the monkey’s paw” the [visitor] coughed, and rising, walked slowly to the window. “the firm wished me to convey their sincere sympathy with you in your great loss,” he said, without looking round. “i beg that you will understand i am only their servant and merely obeying orders.” there was no reply; the old woman’s face was white, her eyes staring, and her breath inaudible; on the husband’s face was a look such as his friend the sergeant might have carried into his first action. “i was to say that maw and meggins disclaim all responsibility,” continued the other. “they admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son’s services, they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation.” mr. white dropped his wife’s hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. his dry lips shaped the words, “how much? ” “two hundred pounds,” was the answer. unconscious of his wife’s shriek, the old man smiled faintly, put out his hands like a sightless man, and dropped, a senseless heap, to the floor. the answer causes mr. white to faint. the answer satisfies the first wish, and there are still two wishes left. the answer causes the wife to shriek. the answer indicates that herbert has doubts about the wish.

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explanation:

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

explanation:

b the manazanar relocation center was located in california. it was used to keep japanise from spying on america.

the reasons for the harsh treatment, is because japan used tourist to take pictures and snapshots of pearl harbor.

many americans were afraid that the japanise would betray them for their mother country. through and means necessary. this means that, the leadership in japan is a lot different than it is here. culture and family ties has much to do with their outlook and worldview.

i'm not sure i'm so sorry i will see what i can do