Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."

"She did all that she was told, she was always truthful, she kept her clothes clean, ate milk puddings as though they were jam tarts, learned her lessons perfectly, and was polite in her manners.”

"Was she pretty?” asked the bigger of the small girls.

"Not as pretty as any of you,” said the bachelor, "but she was horribly good.”

There was a wave of reaction in favour of the story; the word horrible in connection with goodness was a novelty that commended itself. It seemed to introduce a ring of truth that was absent from the aunt’s tales of infant life.

How does the underlined sentence contribute to the theme that culture can limit our thinking?

It indicates that the aunt’s portrayal of right and wrong is inauthentic and unconvincing.
It shows that children and adults have opposing perspectives on what goodness is.
It characterizes the children as eager to accept any viewpoint that disagrees with their aunt’s.
It satirizes the bachelor’s conception of goodness by comparing it to the one in the aunt’s story.

The best answer is letter A) It indicates that the aunt’s portrayal of right and wrong is inauthentic and unconvincing.

Explanation:

Even though there is nothing underlined in the passage you posted, the whole excerpt is clear, and we can answer this question safely.

"The Storyteller" is a short story by Saki. A woman is traveling with her nieces and nephew. Sharing the train wagon with them is a bachelor. To try and teach the kids how to behave properly, the aunt tells them a boring story about obedience. However, they do not enjoy the story, and frequently interrupt her with questions about the characters and their behavior.

On the other hand, when the bachelor tells them a story and says that the character was "horribly good", the kids are surprised and interested. Finally, they have met an adult who does not tell them an inauthentic story about a person who is impossibly perfect. At last, being good is associated with being horrible. The reason why the aunt failed to catch and maintain the children's attention was the fact that she presented them with a false, idealized notion of right and wrong.

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

explanation:

european parent languages

expresses state of being