Why does hester come to dread children, according to the passage from chapter 5 of the scarlet letter? "she grew to have a dread of children for they had imbibed from their parents a vague idea of something horrible in this dreary woman, gliding silently through the town, with never any companion but one only child. therefore, first allowing her to pass, they pursued her at a distance with shrill cries, and the utterance of a word that had no distinct purport to their own minds, but was none the less terrible to her, as proceeding from lips that nailed it unconsciously." a)they taunt her as she walks down the street, calling her ugly names. b)they throw things at her as she passes them. c)they tease pearl for being an illegitimate child. d)the mock her scarlet letter, putting fake ones on their own clothes as she passes.

Write two paragraphs describing how your chosen theme relates to the characterization and setting in "the yellow wallpaper." one paragraph should focus on characterization, and the other should focus on setting. back up your ideas in each paragraph by summarizing the story in a way that emphasizes the most important details.

*ill give best answer brainliest*read the excerpt below and answer the question. we did not know, as yet, which was the better side, right or left, which road led to prison and which to the crematoria. still, i was happy, i was near my father. our procession continued slowly to move forward. another inmate came over to us: “satisfied? ” “yes,” someone answered. “poor devils, you are heading for the crematorium.” he seemed to be telling the truth. not far from us, flames, huge flames, were rising from a ditch. something was being burned there. a truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. babies! yes, i did see this, with my own eyes . . children thrown into the flames. (is it any wonder that ever since then, sleep tends to elude me? ) so that was where we were going. a little farther on, there was another, larger pit for adults. what is the conflict portrayed in this excerpt from elie wiesel’s night? select all that apply. the external conflict between the nazis and the jews the external conflict between the nazis and the allies the external conflict between wiesel and the inmate the internal conflict between wiesel’s memory of the burning bodies and his desire for peaceful sleep

What is one way that “the maori: genealogies and origins in new zealand” contrasts with “the raven and the first men: the beginnings of the haida”? a.the maori myth features courage, but the haida myth does not. b.the maori myth features community, but the haida myth does not. c.the maori myth features the gods, but the haida myth does not. d.the maori myth features deception, but the haida myth does not.