Me! free points! what item listed below is not a characteristic of a short story? a. there is a single, focused conflict that drives the plot. b. sensory and figurative language is used to paint a picture within the readers mind. c. there are complex themes revealed as the story devoleps. d. the characters don't grow or develop much throughout the story.

D) the characters don’t grow or develop much throughout the story

Explanation:

d) the narrator even suggested that the white whale, moby d, was ubiquitous and present in every ocean at every moment.  

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.