Irving's characters in this story are one-dimensional people who represent one or two character traits. in fact, mrs. tom walker is a stereotype of the nagging wife, still a source of comedy today. what character traits are represented by tom walker

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.

You cannot fully understand a difficult nonfiction text if you read it in a way.

Audens musee des beaux arts uses lcarus's drowning as an example of which element of human nature