The physical descriptions in both passages help readers understand the social status of characters. In "The Orphan Keeper," the contrast between the humble huts and the grand home of Mrs. Papathi Iyer indicates her higher social standing and wealth. Similarly, in "The Invisible Red String," the description of Madam Yuen's elaborate sedan chair and ornate clothing highlights her status as a wealthy individual, further emphasizing the social hierarchy within the story.
The Orphan
Keeper by Camron Wright
The family home was fashioned out of poles, mud, and mountains of woolly mammoth-type thatch that smothered the roof and walls — standard construction for the Indian poor. But it wasn't a lonely structure. It stood as one of eighteen similar huts, looking like a lost herd of hairy animals who had lined up in two scatterec rows to rest for the night
At the head of their ranks, indeed, towering over them, was the only hairless building of the bunch: a modern, two-story cement home with an ornate teak door, edged on three sides by a halo of sculpted brass, standing proudly atop a rise of peppered granite steps. The structure was imperial white with a hint of rose, more stately than proud, standing in stark contrast to the humble huts it watched over.
It was the home of Mrs. Papathi lyer, the landowner.
answer the question.
What do the physical descriptions in both passages help readers understand?
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O the kinds of work people do
O the structure of the society
O the social status of characters
O the traditions of the community
The Orphan Keeper' by Camron Wright.
Published by Shadow Mountain Publishing.
The Invisible Red
String
by Quen Law
One bright spring morning Ju-Lin flung open the windows to let in the fragrance of the blooming orange trees and watched in awe as a long procession approached the gated entrance of the moi-yun's house.
Seated in a large, carved wooden sedan chair, held aloft by four brawny servants, was a wealthy matron robed in delicately embroidered silk brocade. The moment she stepped down on her tiny, bound feet encased in dainty matching silk slippers, she winced as if suffering from painful bunions. She introduced herself as Madam Yuen from a distant western province.
When the moi-yun offered her a chair, the
matron thanked her and gratefully sank intpage 1 of 1
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