Read the excerpt below and answer the question. with this thought in mind, i made perhaps one step per minute. the excerpt above is an example of select all that apply. a hyperbole b denotative meaning c figurative language d verbal irony

Which character is mainly focused on in to kill a mockingbird?

What does water to a paste meaning?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?