Which best describes the author's point of view toward the family? A) The author mocks the family's ridiculous pride with a bit of humor, but most sarcastic bite. B) The author is critical of the family's misplaced pride given its poverty-stricken circumstances. C) The author is deeply sympathetic with the family's suffering and oppression in a poverty-filled land. D) The author admires the family's pluck, courage, and pride even when no external circumstances justify it.