100-200 words for each question. No intro needed, just direct answers, please.
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From reading of Brian’s response, “Quite right. The only sensible thing to do. Let her miss you. It’s an unhealthy business, the whole affair. Always is.”
1. What is my interpretation of Brian’s word choice here, what does he make of Clare and Irene’s relationship? Why does Larsen make Brian’s statement unambiguous and unclear and not forceful? Is there something to be said about ‘the whole affair’ or ‘unhealthy business’?
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“Such were Irene Redfield’s memories as she sat there in her room, a flood of October sunlight streaming in upon her, holding that second letter of Clare Kendry’s.” “Laying it aside, she regarded with an astonishment that had in it a mild degree of amusement the violence of the feelings which it stirred in her.”
2. Similar to the last question, what are the various ways that one can interpret this passage? How does the reader’s interpretation of the passage change based on how the reader understands that passage?
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