Write a topic sentence for a paragraph that responds to this prompt: “How does this fictional account of the yellow fever epidemic help draw readers into the historical facts of the event.”

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind’s name can be interpreted in several ways. the selection supports all of the following interpretations except he grinds out graduates who are similar to each other as if he were running a factory he grinds the importance of facts into students’ heads he grinds down children by crushing their imaginations he grinds his teeth together, suggesting his intolerance for fantasy

This is the noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers.

Can anybody describe me what it's orientalism?