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2 years ago

In Nectar in a Sieve, Nathan can be described as a _____ character. Select all that apply.

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Taya2010 [7]2 years ago

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In Nectar in a Sieve, Nathan can be described as a flat and static character.

marta [7]2 years ago

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The correct answers are B and D.

In "Nectar in a Sieve," Nathan is Rukmani's husband. Through the story he is depicted as a good husband, who adores his wife, and a man of the earth. He identifies with the sustaining and replenishing earth, and feels disappointed when his sons don't want to have a farmer's life.

Nathan is a relatively uncomplicated character and does not suffer any major change throughout the story, which makes him a flat and static character.

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c. “Then the King and Queen flew home to their children and cried: ‘Children, rejoice, eat and drink to your heart's content, we have won the battle!’”

d. “And now at last the young wrens were satisfied, and sat down together and ate and drank, and made merry till quite late into the night.”

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c. “Then the King and Queen flew home to their children and cried: ‘Children, rejoice, eat and drink to your heart's content, we have won the battle!’”

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