They’re not from here. ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. and everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts. which of the following statements best explains the irony expressed in this excerpt? the narrator is a child and is therefore not in the position to judge any adult’s choice of wardrobe. while the narrator expresses disdain for the tourists’ choice of clothes, their outfits are, in fact, perfectly suitable for church. the man and woman are highly respected natives to the region, while the narrator is not even from the area. the narrator judges the inappropriate attire of the americans while her own behavior is inappropriate as well.

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.