How does the resolution of the story "charles" create an ironic twist? laurie's mother is happy to learn that laurie is doing well despite charles's influence on him. laurie's mother is curious to meet charles's mother but learns that she doesn't exist. readers learn, along with laurie's mother, that laurie is the boy causing trouble. readers are surprised to learn that charles's mother is not at the pta meeting.

Readers learn, along with Laurie's mother, that Laurie is the boy causing trouble.

Explanation:

Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" tells the story of how a young boy made up another character to parents to conceal his own rough and bad nature in school. He had made up an 'imaginary Charles', blaming him for all the wrong things he had been accused of and how he had been influenced by him.

The whole story of Charles influencing Laurie for the bad behavior in school had been made up by Laurie himself to hide his acts and fool his parents from believing that their son is capable of doing all those acts. Small though he may be, he has the brain to invent a new 'friend' in Charles, who turn out to be nothing and a nobody. Thus, the ironic twist in the story came when the readers, along with Laurie's mother, learn that not only is there a boy named Charles in school but that it was Laurie who had been causing all the trouble in school.

i think the answer is d.