Mareli Novak

English

4 February, 05:34

The street was jammed with masked and costumed children making a deafening din with their penny tin horns. some kids were too poor to buy a penny mask. they had blackened their faces with burnt cork. other children with more prosperous parents had store costumes: sleazy indian suits, cowboy suits and cheesecloth dutch maiden dresses. a few indifferent ones simply draped a dirty sheet over themselves and called it a costume. what do the phrases "sleazy indian suits," "cowboy suits," and "cheesecloth dutch maiden dresses" reveal about the setting? it reveals the cultural context by discussing popular culture. it reveals the time and place of the passage. it reveals the theme by showing the value of the penny. it reveals the syntax of small-town life.