How does the author use fictional elements to develop a theme in "Look Homeward, Angel"? The author develops the societal outcast theme through characterization. The author develops the marital harmony theme through plot details. The author develops the small-town gossip theme through setting details. The author develops the coming-of-age theme through point of view.

these have to be in your own words

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the scene now shifts back to the shelby plantation in kentucky, where  aunt chloe  has just received the letter tom wrote her with little eva's . mrs. shelby tells her husband about the letter, in which tom says that although his new family is kind, he still longs to return to his "real home."

mr. shelby, in the meantime, has still been plagued by debt. mrs. shelby offers to raise money, especially so that they can buy tom. mr. shelby becomes angry, and his wife lets the unlikely hope drop for the present. chloe then calls for mrs. shelby and asks if she could be hired out as a pastry cook in louisville in order to earn money for tom. mrs. shelby gives chloe her blessing.

im not sure if its a or b but i think its b because of the past tense