Read this excerpt from the story: among the newcomers were two young men, one of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. the two were handcuffed together. how does the author's description of the two men affect the meaning of this story? the physical descriptions of the men represent their emotional differences and cause conflict in the story. the fact that the two men are handcuffed together contradicts the positive description of each man. the complimentary descriptions lead readers to believe the two men play a positive role in the outcome of the story. the contrasting descriptions lead readers to assume that the former is the marshal and the latter is the prisoner.

Answer :

"Among the newcomers were two young men, one of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed together. "

In the above lines from "Hearts and hands" by O. Henry, the contrasting descriptions lead readers to assume that the former is the marshal and the latter is the prisoner.

The author's description of the two men affects the meaning of this story when The contrasting descriptions lead readers to assume that the former is the marshal and the latter is the prisoner.

Explanation:

The two men in this story have the opposite appearance from their personalities being the marshall the one with an unpleasant appearance which makes people not have a good impression of him, while the other man gives the impression of being a reliable and educated man just because of his physical projection, these facts are contradicted during the story.

the underline word is basically like a prepositional phrase.

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