Dusk by H.H. Munro (Saki) Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in the Park, with his back to a strip of bush-planted sward, fenced by the park railings , and the Row fronting him across a wide stretch of carriage drive. Hyde Park Corner, with its rattle and hoot of traffic , lay immediately to his right.It was some thirty minutes past six on an early March evening, and dusk had fallen heavily over the scene, dusk mitigated by some faint moonlight and many street lamps. There was a wide emptiness over road and sidewalk and yet there were many unconsidered figures moving silently through the half-light , or dotted unobtrusively on bench and chair, scarcely to be d distinguished from the shadowed gloom in which they sat. The so scene he pleased Gortsby and harmonised with his present mood. Dusk to his mind, was the hour of the defeated. Men and women, who had fought and lost, who hid their fallen fortunes and dead hopes as far as possible from the scrutiny of the curious, came forth in this hour of gloaming , when their shabby clothes and bowed shoulders and unhappy eyes might pass unnoticed, or, at any rate, unrecognised. A king that is conquered must see strange looks, So bitter a thing is the heart of man. Use the passage to answer the question. How does the author use Gortsby's initial encounter with the elderly man to develop the story's theme? (1 point) The author conveys Gortsby's private feelings of regret about his judgment of the man. The author reveals to readers that Gortsby's perception of the elderly man was incorrect. The author includes dialogue between Gortsby and the man that conveys Gortsby's attitude toward him. The author uses descriptions such as "drooping air of defiance "to reflect Gortsby's perception of the man.

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Dusk by H.H. Munro (Saki) Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in the Park, with his back to a strip of bush-planted sward, fenced by the park railings , and the Row fronting him across a wide stretch of carriage drive. Hyde Park Corner, with its rattle and hoot of traffic , lay immediately to his right.It was some thirty minutes past six on an early March evening, and dusk had fallen heavily over the scene, dusk mitigated by some faint moonlight and many street lamps. There was a wide emptiness over road and sidewalk and yet there were many unconsidered figures moving silently through the half-light , or dotted unobtrusively on bench and chair, scarcely to be d distinguished from the shadowed gloom in which they sat. The so scene he pleased Gortsby and harmonised with his present mood. Dusk to his mind, was the hour of the defeated. Men and women, who had fought and lost, who hid their fallen fortunes and dead hopes as far as possible from the scrutiny of the curious, came forth in this hour of gloaming , when their shabby clothes and bowed shoulders and unhappy eyes might pass unnoticed, or, at any rate, unrecognised. A king that is conquered must see strange looks, So bitter a thing is the heart of man. Use the passage to answer the question. How does the author use Gortsby's initial encounter with the elderly man to develop the story's theme? (1 point) The author conveys Gortsby's private feelings of regret about his judgment of the man. The author reveals to readers that Gortsby's perception of the elderly man was incorrect. The author includes dialogue between Gortsby and the man that conveys Gortsby's attitude toward him. The author uses descriptions such as "drooping air of defiance "to reflect Gortsby's perception of the man.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. The author reveals to readers that Gortsby's perception of the elderly man was incorrect. This is consistent with the story's theme of judgment and perception.

Answer 2

## Step 1The problem is asking us to analyze how the author uses Gortsby's initial encounter with the elderly man to develop the story's theme. The story's theme is the underlying message or central idea that the author wants to convey.## Step 2We need to evaluate each option in relation to the story's theme and Gortsby's interaction with the elderly man.## Step 3Option A suggests that the author uses Gortsby's private feelings of regret about his judgment of the man to develop the story's theme. However, the passage does not provide any evidence of Gortsby's regret.## Step 4Option B suggests that the author reveals to readers that Gortsby's perception of the elderly man was incorrect. This option aligns with the story's theme of judgment and perception.## Step 5Option C suggests that the author includes dialogue between Gortsby and the man that conveys Gortsby's attitude toward him. However, the passage does not provide any dialogue between Gortsby and the man.## Step 6Option D suggests that the author uses descriptions such as "drooping air of defiance" to reflect Gortsby's perception of the man. However, the passage does not provide any description of the man as "drooping" or "defiant".

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