The author describes the characters and their relation to money.
The Wrong House
by Guy de Maupassant
Pere Varajou, formerly a horticulturist at Angers, but now retired from business, had closed his purse strings to his scapegrace son and had hardly seen him for two years. His daughter had married Padoie, a former treasury clerk, who had just been appointed tax collector at Vannes.
"The Wrong House" by Guy de Maupassant
Question
Use the passage below to answer the question.
How did the author use comparisons to develop the characters in this paragraph?
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The author foreshadows an issue that Varajou will one day have with his son-in-law.
The author foreshadows an issue that Varajou will one day have with his son-in-law. - no response given
The author describes the characters and their relation to money.
The author describes the characters and their relation to money. - no response given
The author uses flashback to hint at problems the characters have had in the past.
The author uses flashback to hint at problems the characters have had in the past. - no response given
The author hints that Varajou has a close relationship with his children.
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