100 POINTS! One pattern that James Joyce used to organize the fifteen stories in Dubliners is the .

-outcome of the main characters’ choices, progressing from bittersweet to tragic
-age of the narrators, beginning with an adolescent boy and ending with a mature man
-geographic location, beginning in the northern part of the country and moving progressively south
-degree of isolation felt by the central character, beginning with a boy looking for connection and ending with a man secure in his family relationships

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."