well to do and upper crust are synonyms
I think the point of the relation of the quote to Atwood's poem is that what we see (or presume) and what we experience can be two totally different things. The poem talks about the striking differences between Canada as tourists see it and Canada as the speaker sees it through her own experience. For the tourists, <span>Saskatchewan is just another lake with "convenient" places to pose and take photos. For her, it is a very personal place of memories and meanings. In relation to the quote, we need to really meet our neighbors, instead of just believing the superficial images. We can really meet them through literature. By doing that, we will meet ourselves too, and realize the deep connection that binds us to other, different people and cultures.</span>
You need the story to know
"Breaking with tradition" is a major theme of modernist literature. Therefore, the correct answer is the second one -- it emphasizes the changing values of the time.
In this case, the changing values involve women's appearance. For centuries, women had long hair. A woman with very short hair was never seen. In the story, though, short hair is becoming the fashion.
<span>The correct answers are: 1)B The other answers refer to later stages of Brown's life, when he is already working on developing videogames/hardware; B is the only answer explicitly talking about his youth. 2)B A is wrong as Nolan wasn't morbidly obsessed over computers only, he had other hobbies, too, he graduated from university in electrical engineering, and he was able to maintain a fruitful career and his family; C and D are wrong as they are not the focus or essence of the message conveyed by the biography.</span>
