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Divided by Two
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1. Narrator
•*passive/lazy
• - from the beginning, he showed no interest about the issue
• - he keeps on sitting on his lounging chair which suggest that he don't
• want to involve him to any conversation as what was observable
• at the start of story

*low educational attainment
• - he used an old paper for his formal letter instead of clean and new one.
• he tore the paper half when he found out that his note just occupied
• half of the paper. He didn't put any date nor sign his name. he showed
• unpleasant attitude and not respectful manners.
•Upon the confrontation of two men, he shouted at him which noted that he lacked of good manners.
•He had had most probably a low-income job which reflected that he attained a low educational background only.

*low social rank
• - on the story, it stated that his clothes were wet and soggy. Going through
• logical analysis, only those people who have job that requires extensive
•muscular effort could make their clothes wet and soggy. He might be a construction worker or farmer or anything that requires much manpower.
•-also stated when he got home, he was very tired. It means that he have gone a very hard work as associated In the first explanation.

*Hospitable
•-despite the fact that the person standing on his porch was his adversary, he still managed to invite that person to enter his house.


*Easy to be influence
•-He was forced to do something whenever his wife one. Just like when his wife almost went out to confront their neighbors, he decided to write a note instead.
•-The music made him relax and the same time missed her wife's arguments. But when the music stopped, he came back to the reality.
2. Belle

Aggressive
-She forced her husband to act regarding on the issue as soon as possible.
-When her husband about to play a range disc for music, she suddenly snapped the player shut. That behavior directly to describing

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