The setting of the story is a new hampshire farm far away from the scenes of battle. How does the setting help to shape Nate's feelings

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."

the answer to "what does the narrator realize by the end of the story" is b.