Read the excerpt from paragraph one of the excerpt from "the two offers" and answer the question. … and she who had been sheltered in the warm clasp of loving arms, found them too powerless to shield her from the pitiless pelting storms of adversity. how does the author most effectively reveal the character's interaction with the plot? the author dramatizes an event that was quite commonplace to the character. the author portrays a situation with which the character was less familiar. the author minimizes a harsh reality in the character's formative years. the author suggests a relationship that was influential in the character's life.