Read the passage malia felt better after talking about her issues with her parents. she was so happy that the problem was finally solved. what stage of plot is occurring this passage? a. expositionb. resolutionc. climaxd. rising action

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?