How does the narrator’s point of view affect how the events are described in the passage? Question 2 options: She is nervous to have the boy she likes over for Christmas dinner, and so the text focuses entirely on the boy’s reactions. She is bored with her family’s old Chinese traditions and wants to try new modern customs, and this affects how she focuses on being more “American.” She is excited to have the minister’s son over for Christmas, and this excitement causes her to criticize every little detail of her mother’s cooking. She is embarrassed by her family’s Chinese customs, and this shame influences how she describes the food and her family’s behavior.

Santiago said, “a man can be destroyed but not defeated.” in essence he says that a. defeat is likely when you sail alone. b. man can face defeat so it is important to learn from your mistakes and be prepared. c. sharks can always defeat man unless man is well prepared. d. man can be hurt and even destroyed but still have the ability to control how it is viewed.

Read this sentence from "the wife's lament

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.