Read the sentence from “The Magic Prison.”
He spent hours each day before first one mirror and then another; and he did not notice that the windows were growing narrower and the mirrors wider.
How does this sentence affect the story?
Responses
It foreshadows the palace becoming a prison later in the text.
It foreshadows the palace becoming a prison later in the text.
It demonstrates the prince’s inner conflict at that moment in the story.
It demonstrates the prince’s inner conflict at that moment in the story.
It introduces the prince's character at the beginning of the plot.
It introduces the prince's character at the beginning of the plot.
It symbolizes selfishness and vanity at the story’s turning point.
1 answer
The most fitting response to how the sentence affects the story is:
It foreshadows the palace becoming a prison later in the text.
This is because the imagery of the windows growing narrower and the mirrors becoming wider suggests a shift from freedom to constriction, indicating that the prince's obsession with his appearance may lead to his entrapment.
