Part 1: Read the quote in the gray box from Caroline Alexander (from “Back from War” article). Did her writing change your thinking about Odysseus and his tears? Explain in two or three sentences.

the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.

the anwser is c i just took the test

b : the uninhabited house represents the narrator's feeling of emptiness.

c: the blind street symbolizes the aimless and drab life on north richmond street.

d: the consciousness of decent lives symbolizes a comparison of neighbors' lives.