In "gumption," why does charlie oyster's father challenge the wpa men's decision to give charlie a road work job instead of an office job? a. he insists that charlie will learn to use a typewriter once he starts working. b. he expects charlie to get a job that reflects his education and experience. c. he thinks it is unfair that sylvester got an office job rather than charlie. d. he wants charlie to have the best education he can get.

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.