Mr. shiftlet was so shocked that for about a hundred feet he drove along slowly with the door stiff open. a cloud, the exact color of the boy’s hat and shaped like a turnip, had descended over the sun, and another, worse looking, crouched behind the car. mr. shiftlet felt that the rottenness of the world was about to engulf him. he raised his arm and let it fall again to his breast. “oh lord! ” he prayed. “break forth and wash the slime from this earth! ”
which best describes the irony of the excerpt?
a) mr. shiftlet has just deceived an old woman for personal gain, and yet he does not think he’s part of the “rottenness of the world.”
b) mr. shiftlet should never have given a ride to the young boy, who clearly was up to no good and should have been at home with his loving mother.
c) mr. shiftlet observes that the color of the cloud is the same as the boy’s hat, a grim reminder that the boy is part of a rotten world.
d) mr. shiftlet is unable to close the door of his car, which essentially forces him to invite the evilness of the world into his car.

A) Mr. Shiftlet has just deceived an old woman for personal gain, and yet he does not think he’s part of the “rottenness of the world.”

In this story, Mr. Shiftlet is a man who has just married Lucynell. The girl is deaf and mute, and as her mother was desperate to marry her off, she offers money to Mr. Shiftlet in exchange for marriage. He does marry her, but while on their honeymoon, he abandons her at a diner. As he is driving away, he utters these words. It is ironic that he asks for protection from the rotness of the world when he is clearly part of the problem.

should you be the one doing this journal entry? it says "your special talent or skill". are you gonna lie 'bout your talent and make us fake a talent for you?

also this is a really easy journal entry, you can just think of a skill your good at and write did you work hard to become good at this skill (ex: drawing, writing, math, playing music, etc.) or does it come naturally (like a cool trick that you can do with your body). you can do all of that in 150 words. just try and think of a talent and even if your bad at this talent just say your working hard to become good at it.

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