The paragraph most likely foreshadows the mother’s disillusionment with Morton (Option 1). The text indicates that her feelings are complex and hint at something "heavy and inescapable," suggesting that there is a deeper, possibly negative aspect to her relationship with Morton that is weighing on her thoughts.
Read paragraph 19.
Her first feeling was one of relief that a fight had been avoided, that no one was hurt. Yet beneath it there was a layer of something else, something heavy and inescapable. She sensed that it was more than just an unpleasant incident, more than defeat of reason by force. She felt dimly15 it had something to do with her and Morton, something acutely personal, familiar, and important.
The paragraph most likely foreshadows the mother’s (Select) with Morton.
1. disillusionment
2. infatuation
3. strong bond
4. triumph
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