His mind lived in that period before the Civil War, when the Talbots owned thousands of acres of fine cotton land and the slaves to till them; when the family mansion was the scene of princely hospitality, and drew its guests from the aristocracy of the South. Out of that period he had brought all its old pride and scruples of honor, an antiquated and punctilious politeness, and (you would think) its wardrobe. Which statement best describes what could be the purpose for both quotations. To show how the Old South can influence a person's character To show the sophistication of the Old South To show how a person's character is not influenced by his or her surroundings To show the evils of the Old South