When he reached the top of a ridge he stood straight and proud in the moonlight, looking at Jim Hawkins' big white house, feeling the gun sagging in his pocket. Lawd, ef Ah had jus one mo bullet Ah'd taka shot at tha
house. Ah'd like t scare ol man Hawkins jusa little ... Jusa enough t let im know Dave Saunders is a man.
What message does the author give to the reader by using the phrase big white house in this context?
that Mr. Hawkins's house was different from that of his neighbors
that Mr. Hawkins was a rich landowner
that Mr. Hawkins lived on his farm rather than in town
that it was easy to see the house in the dark because it was white