The Sisters

Question

by James Joyce

The next morning after breakfast I went down to look at the little house in Great Britain Street. It was an unassuming shop, registered under the vague name of _Drapery_. The drapery consisted mainly of children’s bootees and umbrellas; and on ordinary days a notice used to hang in the window, saying: _Umbrellas Re-covered_. No notice was visible now for the shutters were up. A crape bouquet was tied to the door-knocker with ribbon.

"The Sister" by James Joyce

Question
Use the paragraph from “The Sisters” by James Joyce to answer the question.

What does the description of the setting in this paragraph reveal about the author’s meaning?

(1 point)
Responses

The narrator knows more than what is being shared.
The narrator knows more than what is being shared.

The characters are hiding something important.
The characters are hiding something important.

Places often change over time.
Places often change over time.

The characters are at odds with each other.

Answer 1

The description of the setting in this paragraph reveals that the characters are hiding something important. The unassuming shop with shutters up, crape bouquet tied to the door-knocker, and lack of a notice for umbrellas re-covered all suggest that there is a sense of secrecy or something hidden within this setting.