The way that Father William responds in stanza 2 shows that
Father William
Father William likes to show off
by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
"YOU are old, Father William," the young man
said,
*And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head-
Do you think, at your age, it is right?"
Father William doesn't take
himself too seriously
Father William was once an
athlete
"In my youth." Father William replied to his
son.
"I feared it might injure the brain;
But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,
Why, I do it again and again."
Father William takes foolish
chances with his health

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house