why does the narrator state that the kids at her school are unable to discuss anything much besides skiing and snowboarding? responses it establishes the setting and helps readers to connect with the characters. it establishes the setting and helps readers to connect with the characters., it foreshadows the danger that the narrator will soon encounter. it foreshadows the danger that the narrator will soon encounter., it helps explain why the narrator is miserable and has so few friends. it helps explain why the narrator is miserable and has so few friends., it emphasizes how out of place the narrator feels in her new school. it emphasizes how out of place the narrator feels in her new school.