Pyramus and Thisbe
The author uses the narrator's perspective to create irony by
depicting Carol as disappointed and frustrated rather than excited
about her bridal homecoming. Select three examples that show
how the author develops this perspective throughout the text.
(R.1.3)
A. She obediently bent her head to look out at them. She had hold
of herself. She was ready to love them.
B. "I shall like Mr. Clark …I CAN'T call him 'Sam'! They're all so
friendly." She glanced at the houses; tried not to see what she
saw.
C. She knew that they were welcoming her. Their hands, their
smiles, their shouts, their affectionate eyes overcame her. She
stammered,
"Thank you, oh, thank you!"
D. "Why do these stories lie so? They always make the bride's
home-coming a bower of roses. Complete trust in noble spouse.
Lies about marriage. I'm NOT changed.
E. But the man looked at her reassuringly and with a certainty that
he was a person whom she could trust. She confessed,
"As a
matter of fact I haven't got anybody straight."
F. She reminded herself that she was actually at the dramatic
moment of the bride's home-coming. She ought to feel exalted. She
felt nothing at all except irritation at their slow progress toward the
door.