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Why does carson mccullers use the term malady to describe american loneliness? a. to illustrate that americans are nonconformists and, therefore, suffer from loneliness b. to highlight that those americans who are lonely are ignorant of positive american features c. to compare loneliness to an undesirable illness or disease that is difficult to cure d. to suggest americans feel loneliness as a positive emotion that aids development e. to show that europeans, unlike americans, have cured rampant loneliness

Choose the matching analogy plague: contagious a: confident: trustworthy b: loyal: companion c: nature: random d gather: congregate

Attempting to transcend her condition the author tries to focus on nature as she lies limpin the dirt (lines 46-78).what does she realize about the earth and sky as she lies there