Use the passage to answer the question. Which details from this story help develop the story into a satire? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses The setting, which takes place in Hyde Park at dusk, is dark and mysterious. The setting, which takes place in Hyde Park at dusk, is dark and mysterious. Gortsby is very cynical and distrusting of the young man he meets. Gortsby is very cynical and distrusting of the young man he meets. Gortsby listens closely to the story that the young man tells of his misfortunes. Gortsby listens closely to the story that the young man tells of his misfortunes. Gortsby changes his view after finding a bar of soap on the ground. Gortsby changes his view after finding a bar of soap on the ground. The three characters in the story are strangers whose lives cross paths only briefly.

Answer 1

The details from the story that help develop it into a satire are:

1. Gortsby is very cynical and distrusting of the young man he meets.
2. Gortsby changes his view after finding a bar of soap on the ground.

These elements illustrate the folly of Gortsby's character and the absurdity of how easily one's perspective can shift based on trivial evidence, highlighting themes of skepticism and gullibility in society.