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Which details does the author use in "August Heat" to develop the theme that extreme weather conditions influence human behavior?
Select each correct answer.
Responses
“'Everything is hot and glary outside,' I said. 'This seems an oasis in the wilderness.”
“'Everything is hot and glary outside,' I said. 'This seems an oasis in the wilderness.”,
"There seemed nothing in the man strong enough to sustain that mountain of flesh."
"There seemed nothing in the man strong enough to sustain that mountain of flesh.",
"The one thing of which I was fully conscious was the awful heat, that came up from the dusty asphalt pavement as an almost palpable wave."
"The one thing of which I was fully conscious was the awful heat, that came up from the dusty asphalt pavement as an almost palpable wave."
"But the heat is stifling. It is enough to send a man mad."
"But the heat is stifling. It is enough to send a man mad.",
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The correct answers are:
- "Everything is hot and glary outside,' I said. 'This seems an oasis in the wilderness." - This quote highlights the extreme weather conditions and how it impacts the narrator's perception of the environment.
- "There seemed nothing in the man strong enough to sustain that mountain of flesh." - This detail emphasizes the physical discomfort and strain caused by the extreme heat.
- "The one thing of which I was fully conscious was the awful heat, that came up from the dusty asphalt pavement as an almost palpable wave." - This detail emphasizes the intense and oppressive nature of the heat.
- "But the heat is stifling. It is enough to send a man mad." - This statement directly states the influence of extreme weather conditions on human behavior, suggesting that the heat can drive someone to madness.