Read the following excerpt from guy de maupassant's "the necklace," taken from immediately after the point at which mathilde realizes she has lost her friend's necklace and told her husband loisel. once you've read the passage, pick the option below that best describes the author's tone toward loisel as demonstrated in this passage:
"are you sure that you still had it on when you came away from the ball? " he asked. "yes, i touched it in the hall at the ministry." "but if you had lost it in the street, we should have heard it fall." "yes. probably we should. did you take the number of the cab? " "no. you didn't notice it, did you? " "no." they stared at one another, dumbfounded. at last loisel put on his clothes again. "i'll go over all the ground we walked," he said, "and see if i can't find it." and he went out. she remained in her evening clothes, lacking strength to get into bed, huddled on a chair, without volition or power of thought. her husband returned about seven. he had found nothing. he went to the police station, to the newspapers, to offer a reward, to the cab companies, everywhere that a ray of hope impelled him. she waited all day long, in the same state of bewilderment at this fearful catastrophe. loisel came home at night, his face lined and pale; he had discovered nothing. "you must write to your friend," he said, "and tell her that you've broken the clasp of her necklace and are getting it mended. that will give us time to look about us."
a. maupassant shows him to be petulant and selfish.
b. maupassant shows him to be a violent brute.
c. maupassant shows him to be a decent human who doesn't take out his anger on his wife.
d. all of the above.

The correct answer is C. Maupassant shows him to be a decent human who doesn't take out his anger on his wife.

Explanation:

In literature, the tone of the author refers to the author's attitude towards the characters, events, settings or elements described that is conveyed through the point of view presented and the selection of words. In the excerpt presented "The Necklace" the author conveys a positive tone towards Loisel character because despite the circumstances Loisel does not blame at his wife but tries to help her to find the necklace, this can be seen in "He went to the police station, to the newspapers, to offer a reward, to the cab companies, everywhere that a ray of hope impelled him" or "That will give us time to look about us" that shows the author believes Loisel is a decent human as he is making great efforts to help his wife. Therefore, in this excerpt, the author (Maupassant) shows Loisel is a decent human who does not take out his anger on his wife.

in general, fiction refers to plot, settings, and characters created from the imagination, while nonfiction refers to factual stories focused on actual events and people. however, the difference between these two genres is sometimes blurred, as the two often intersect.

explanation:

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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