"My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbours because she had brought me up 'by hand'. Having at that time to find out for myself what the expression meant, and knowing her to have a hard and heavy hand, and to be much in the habit of laying it upon her husband and upon me. Joe Gargery and I were both brought up by hand.
The character interprets "by hand" as
a. hitting
b. petting
c. working
d. manipulating
Which one is correct ?
2007-03-17 03:59:53 · 12 answers · asked by missybitsy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
a. Hitting is correct here.
This isn't the normal definition of "bringing up by hand" but when the character says "to be much in the habit of laying it upon her husband and upon me" that shows that he's considering it to be hitting.
2007-03-17 04:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by Will 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. Hitting
2007-03-17 05:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by mubryan10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is that this character interprets "by hand" as hitting.
2007-03-17 04:05:05 · answer #3 · answered by janedoe069 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. hitting
2007-03-17 04:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by ????? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Hitting cause she says she 'hands' her and her husband alot.
2007-03-17 04:04:28 · answer #5 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c working
2007-03-17 04:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by charles h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c, because the other 3 don't fit in the sentence.
it would have to have the word me after it
like...
she had brought me up by hitting me
she had brought me up by petting me
she had brought me up by manipulating me
2007-03-17 05:17:54 · answer #7 · answered by Ashika G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hitting
2007-03-17 04:23:05 · answer #8 · answered by chellyk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c. working
2007-03-17 04:06:06 · answer #9 · answered by mmachick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I interpret it as "A", hitting.
2007-03-17 04:08:18 · answer #10 · answered by PariahMaterial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋