How does a story's point of view determine how character traits are revealed?

Which word from the stanza can you use as a clue to determine the meaning of the word vales ?

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes

From letter to viceroy, lord irwin: identify gandhi's central claim in this letter. what key reasons does he provide to support his claim?