Question

Now it was my mother’s turn to sigh.“Look,” I said, to cheer her up. “I’m thinking about shaving the moustache off.” Even though I wasn’t for a long time. Another discovery: You can build a way of life on postponement.“Your grandmother probably won’t even recognize you,” she said. And I saw the shadow fall across her face.In 1-2 sentences, explain the meaning of postponement in the excerpt, and tell which words provide the clearest context clue for the word.Answer In a 7th graders words in three medium sized sentences

Answer 1

Postponement here means delaying or putting something off instead of doing it right away. The clearest context clues are the lines "I'm thinking about shaving the moustache off" and "even though I wasn't for a long time," plus "You can build a way of life on postponement," which show he keeps waiting to shave. Those phrases make it clear he has been choosing to wait instead of acting.