What is the purpose of the author’s description of fortunato’s clothing in “the cask of amontillado”?

Poe dresses Fortunato as a fool because he followed Montressor into the catacombs in hopes of sampling a rare bottle of wine which are the actions of a fool. In the end he allows Montressor to manipulate him  and kill him  without realizing the real intentions of his "friend" until it is done.

i think it would be c. or a. i recommend a if it's not a than it's c if it's not c than it's b your welcome : ) sorry if you get it wrong

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.