What effect does the narrative technique have on the story

Based on part two of trifles, which of the following images most reinforces the them of loneliness that exists throughout the play?

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?

Which passage from the story best shows how the mothers attitude toward gregor has changed