Read the following passage from the story: However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, not her bare hands - and carried it out. What literary technique does Kafka create by showing the reader how Grete handles Gregor's food? A. Tension B. Surprise C. Flashforward D. Flashback

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Karsyn Boyle

4 March, 19:13

Read the following passage from the story: However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, not her bare hands - and carried it out. What literary technique does Kafka create by showing the reader how Grete handles Gregor's food? A. Tension B. Surprise C. Flashforward D. Flashback

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Naima Parsons · Answer 1

A. Tension

It is clear there is tension in this passage because of the way Grete handles Gregor's food. The fact that she is using a rag and not her bare hands shows that she is slightly uncomfortable in the situation and is not willing to touch something he might have touched directly.