The following question refers to “a christmas memory” by truman capote.
which of the following is evidence that the relatives do not relate to buddy’s friend the same way buddy does?
a.
“her face is remarkable—not unlike lincoln’s, craggy like that, and tinted by sun and wind; but it is delicate too, finely boned, and her eyes are sherry-colored and timid.”
b.
“last summer others in the house contracted to pay us a penny for every twenty-five flies we killed. oh, the carnage of august: the flies that flew to heaven! yet it was not work in which we took pride.”
c.
“enter: two relatives. very angry. potent with eyes that scold, tongues that scald. listen to what they have to say, the words tumbling together into a wrathful tune: ‘a child of seven! whiskey on his breath! are you out of your mind? feeding a child of seven! must be loony! road to ruination! remember cousin kate? uncle charlie? uncle charlie’s brother-in-law? shame! scandal! humiliation! kneel, pray, beg the lord! ’”
d.
“‘my, how foolish i am! ’ my friend cries, suddenly alert, like a woman remembering too late she has biscuits in the oven.”