Jocelyn tried back and bought over the worn painted four boards for most of the long night. She was torn her mind and tumult over the decision that that would be required of her to come morning. Should she leave her ancestral home and follow her brother to Barbados or should she stay at home and oversee the care of the land and home? her heart aches at the thought of Thomas alone, and Barbados that sultry foreign land, and where he had no family and no friends now that father was working far away in the minds. The two of them needed to stay together. She remembered her father's wish take care of each other as much as she hated the thought of young Thomas making this way in the world of strangers she hated to leave the house that had nurtured five generations of her family. She knew each generous tree in the orchid. each fragrance bush in the garden the idle oxen in the fields felt like her very children. She scanned the night sky for sign as of a fiery vision might appear and guide her decision. No sign appeared. The stars dreamed their distant dreams. When the dawn meager felt the eastern sky. She gathered her few belongings and started the long to the train station, her face was a stormy calm mask in her gate was cautiously resolved would always be there, but Thomas needed her or perhaps she needed Thomas.

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Jocelyn tried back and bought over the worn painted four boards for most of the long night. She was torn her mind and tumult over the decision that that would be required of her to come morning. Should she leave her ancestral home and follow her brother to Barbados or should she stay at home and oversee the care of the land and home? her heart aches at the thought of Thomas alone, and Barbados that sultry foreign land, and where he had no family and no friends now that father was working far away in the minds. The two of them needed to stay together. She remembered her father's wish take care of each other as much as she hated the thought of young Thomas making this way in the world of strangers she hated to leave the house that had nurtured five generations of her family. She knew each generous tree in the orchid. each fragrance bush in the garden the idle oxen in the fields felt like her very children. She scanned the night sky for sign as of a fiery vision might appear and guide her decision. No sign appeared. The stars dreamed their distant dreams. When the dawn meager felt the eastern sky. She gathered her few belongings and started the long to the train station, her face was a stormy calm mask in her gate was cautiously resolved would always be there, but Thomas needed her or perhaps she needed Thomas.

question: what role do the statements stormy and cautiously resolve play in the passage??
answers: they provide insight into the conflicted character of Jocelyn
They contribute to explaining the decision that Jocelyn has made
They highlight the changing relationship between Jocelyn and her brother
they help establish the mood of the setting the transition from night to Dawn

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

They provide insight into the conflicted character of Jocelyn.

The statements "stormy" and "cautiously resolved" describe Jocelyn's emotional state and mindset as she struggles with her decision. "Stormy" suggests her inner turmoil and conflicting emotions, while "cautiously resolved" implies that she is determined but hesitant in her resolve. These descriptions help us understand the complex nature of Jocelyn's dilemma and her internal struggle.