How do Mr. Woodifield and the boss mourn their sons' deaths differently?

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Mr. Woodifield mourned his son in an unhealthy way because of his addiction to cigars and alcohol while the Boss on the other hand, buried his grief in his work he was doing with his business and was able to move on.

Explanation:

In "The fly" by Katherine Mansfield,  Mr. Woodifield turned to harmful habits after the death of his son. He leaves the house every Tuesday without telling his family and goes out to drink and goes out to drink and smoke excessively. He smoke the cigars on tueday which means that he tries to hide it from his family. The boss is an affluent friend of Mr. Woodifield whose son died in the war as well as the son of Mr. Woodifield. but as time passes by, the boss healed as symbolized by the death of the fly. The boss lost his only son to the war which devastated him so much but he still healed as time goes by. the character of the boss shows how time heals.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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