eden & liam

"Lewis often wandered along and got things mixed up in a story. she hoped he would tell this straight and plain, I'm not saying unnecessary things that would just make things harder for minnie foster"

"Lewis often wandered along and got mixed up in a story." This quote describes Lewis as a blabber mouth who overshares unnecessary information.

"Lewis often wandered along and got things mixed up in a story. she hoped he would tell this straight and plain and not say unnecessary things that would just make things harder for Minnie Foster. "

"Women are used to worry about trifles"

Evidence

"he died of a rope round his neck"

setting

"When Martha Hail opened the Storm door And got a cut of the North wind She ran back for her big woolen scarf"

characterization

"she was small and thin and didn't have a strong voice"

Mrs.Hale is a person who is easily scared

"he died of a rope round his neck,' says she; and just went on pleatin' at her apron."

"somebody slipped a rope round his neck and strangled him, and you didn't wake up?' says Harry. "I didn't wake up,' she said after him.

"I didn't know as what his wife wanted made much difference to John--" this quote shows how men didn't care about what women wanted, as if they didn't matter at all.

"Nothing here but kitchen things," he said, with a little laugh for the insignificance of kitchen things" this shows how what women cared about, was worthless to men.

"Well, can you beat the women! Held for murder and worrying about preserves!" this demonstrates how little they think goes through women's mind, as if they weren't smart enough to understand things.