The novel “little women,” by louisa may alcott, takes place during the civil war and tells the story of the march family. when the family learns that mr. march, a soldier, has been wounded, one of the march girls, jo, cuts and sells her hair for twenty-five dollars. read this excerpt from the story. "well, i was wild to do something for father … i hate to borrow as much as mother does, and i knew aunt march would croak, she always does, if you ask for a ninepence. meg gave all her quarterly salary toward the rent, and i only got some clothes with mine, so i felt wicked, and was bound to have some money, if i sold the nose off my face to get it." based on these lines of dialogue, what can you infer about jo’s character? a. jo is unpredictable and spends money foolishly. b. jo is self-reliant and strives to be a good person. c. jo is fearless and cares nothing for how she looks. d. jo is jealous of meg and wants to impress her mother.

I think that the answer is B.

Option B. Based on the lines of dialogue, it can be inferred that Jo's character  is self-reliant and strives to be a good person.

Explanation:

The excerpt shown in the question reflects how self-reliant Jo is, as she does not want to ask for money to anyone, specially her aunt. she mentions she hates to borrow money as much as her own mother, and she expresses how she is determined to get enough money to save it and use it to help her wounded father, even if it's hard or difficult. This shows that Jo does not want to depend on anyonelse but herself, and also shows her generosity and her striving to be a good person, as she does not want the money for herself but to help her father and family during a hard time.

answer: the correct answer is b. an essay that connects the writer's experience with a topic of significance and of reader interest.

explanation: the key words are here "personal experience" since personal essays give insights about peoples' experiences in life and introduce us in their unique world that can be or not to related to our lives but interests us because we are human beings and share the same condition universally.  

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover".