Read the sentence from “The Wife.” She tasked all her lively powers and tender flattery to win him back to happiness; but she only drove the arrow deeper into his soul.

What do the words "she only drove the arrow deeper into his soul" suggest?

Mary’s decision to make light of their financial situation is insulting to Leslie.

Mary’s attempts to make Leslie feel better only serve to make him feel worse.

Leslie’s inability to share the truth with his wife is causing him physical injury.

Leslie’s feelings of failure only intensify after he shares the truth with Mary.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.