The author, John Steinbeck, states in paragraph 12 that this first family about whom he is writing is in “the middle class of the squatters’ camp,” but that “[i]n a few months this family will slip down to the lower class.” What information does the author use to support his prediction? Explain your reasoning with textual evidence.

Ill she not be here anon? is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? have i not heard her footstep on the stair? do i not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes usher’s misunderstanding. it emphasizes usher’s love for his sister. it emphasizes usher’s psychological fixation. it emphasizes usher’s melancholy nature.