Question

Which details from "The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket" allow the reader to infer that the narrator is an observer and outsider? A. "Different from the painted-over red lanterns, others (made of thick cutout cardboard) had their designs drawn upon the paper windows . . ." B. "At the base of the embankment was a bobbing cluster of beautiful varicolored lanterns . . ." C. "Cutting out the back and front of a small carton and papering it, he placed a candle on the bottom and fastened a string to the top." D. "Wide-eyed, I loitered near them."

Answer 1

Answer:

The details from The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket that allow the reader to infer that the narrator is an observer and outsider is D: Wide-eyed, I loitered near them.

Explanation:

In this line, there are two key words that describe the speaker as an observer and an outsider: wide-eyed and loitered. By saying that someone is a wide-eyed, we are describing someone that is a retailer, someone who likes to carefully study the surroundings, an observer. And the word loitered describe someone that is not in the center of the scene, but near. Someone that is observing where the action happens, but is wondering if that is what he/she wants or prefers to stay away. He/she is an outsider.