Question

Which excerpt from Nadine Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time” best supports the idea that the narrator of the story does not believe that the family is living happily?

“It was not possible to insure the house, the swimming pool, or the car against riot damage.”
“He was masked; it could not be said if he was black or white, and therefore proved the property owner was no racist.”
“And the wise old witch, the husband’s mother, paid for the extra bricks as her Christmas present to her son and his wife.”
“So from every window and door in the house where they were living happily ever after they now saw the trees and sky through bars.”

Answer 1

“So from every window and door in the house where they were living happily ever after they now saw the trees and sky through bars.”

Step-by-step explanation:

they were not living happily ever after here bc they could not even see outside without having to see it through bars

Answer 2

“So from every window and door in the house where they were living happily ever after they now saw the trees and sky through bars.”


This statement best supports the idea that the narrator of the story does not believe that the family is living happily because of the end phrase which says "...they now saw the trees and sky through bars..." which shows that the people inside are imprisoned. Being imprisoned typically goes with a lot of unhappiness because one doesn't have freedom, so you can infer that even though they're described as living "happily ever after" they are actually NOT happy.