Irving implements satire when he describes tom in the following passage. "tom was a hard-minded fellow, not easily daunted, and he had lived so long with a termagant wife that he did not even fear the devil." what is irving poking fun at?

"he had lived so long with a termagant wife that he did not even fear the devil"

Explanation:

Living with his ill-tempered wife is so bad that not even the devil scares Tom. Irving is being sarcastic because the devil is the epitome of evil.

    prior to dee leaving home, the everyday objects in her household were just that- everyday objects. she took no special notice of any of them. however, once she returns home, all of these objects represent great culture significance to her. she is incredibly enthused about how great the wooden benches and old quilts are because she thinks it is in-style to be in touch with her own culture.

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