What trait in ernest does the father misunderstand?

a.
the father thinks that ernest is lazy, when actually ernest is thoughtful.

b.
the father thinks ernest is impulsive, when actually ernest is courageous.

c.
the father thinks ernest is selfish, when actually ernest is practical.

d.
the father thinks ernest is fearful, when actually ernest is cautious.

this is from the book the swiss family robinson

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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can u refase that where it has the blank