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The following question refers to “The Grandfather.” What does the narrator mean when he says, “Grandfather believed that a well-rooted tree was the color of money”?

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A tree provides a family with food.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase "Grandfather believed that a well-rooted tree was the color of money" is added to the story because, for the grandfather, trees are able to support people just as money is capable. This is because a tree can provide food, and products to be sold, which will solve all people's needs.

Because of this ability to support a family, the grandfather concludes that the root of the tree must be the same color as money to show its similarities.

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When the narrator said "Grandfather believed that a well-rooted tree was the color of money", he meant that the tree gave Grandfather food for him and his family to survive.

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