Which element of plot does this excerpt from "the monkey's paw" best represent? the knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. he heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. a cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. the street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.

i'm sorry i don't understand the question.

according to the options stated, the one that is correct is the second option. the author most likely includes the panel to hint at the strong bonds among his family members. besides, the image from art spiegelman’s maus is common to show and portray the innocence and naivete of the children during the holocaust as well as the fact that millions of innocent jews were rounded up and taken by train to camps.

in our power to make a world happy - to teach mankind the art of being so - to a character hitherto unknown - and to have, as it were, a new creation intrusted to our hands, are honors that command reflection, and can neither be too highly estimated,