How does the italicized paragraph on page 2
contribute to the plot?
One day Hottah the moose approached
Ithenhiela with a plan for Hottah knew
something of the geography of the West and
of the personality of the great man who lived
there. As he presented Ithenhiela with the
rough route of an escape, Ithenhiela's mind
traveled along its own troubled pathways.
By exposing the past, the paragraph suggests the
story's resolution.
By revealing the past, the paragraph helps explain
present motives.
His family surrounded him. As his sisters
teased him about being too small and young
to ride a horse yet he could see the twinkle in
his mother's eyes, kindled by both
amusement and affection. Straining to
defend himself, he was also secure in the love
that enveloped him.
By showing contrast, the paragraph foreshadows
future family conflict.
By evoking opposition, the paragraph creates rising
action and suspense.
"This lonely existence as Naba-Cha's servant
is slowly draining your lifeblood," Hottah, who
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