Question

How does the fact that Laurie's mother aoesnt realize that Laurie is cnaries develop

the story's theme?
The mother's fascination with Charle's behavior and excuses for Laurie's home
behavior develop the theme that parents are often blind to their own children's
faults.
The mother's concern for the influence Charles is having on Laurie shoese that
she believes Laurie should become Charles's friend to influence him in good
ways.
The mother's disbelief of Laurie's accounts helps to reveal that children seek
attention in sometimes devious ways.
A
The mother's cluelessness reveals that adults usually have little idea what
happens at school.

Answer 1

A

The mother's cluelessness reveals that adults usually have little idea what

happens at school.

Explanation:k 12

Answer 2

The fact that Laurie's mother doesn't realize that Laurie is Charles develops the story's theme in the sense that:

A. The mother's fascination with Charles's behavior and excuses for Laurie's home behavior develop the theme that parents are often blind to their own children's faults.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is about the short story "Charles" by author Shirley Jackson. It is told from the perspective of Laurie's mother. Each day, coming back home from kindergarten, her son Laurie tells a different story about a boy named Charles who misbehaves at school. Laurie himself is misbehaving at home - being impolite, ignoring his parents, mocking them... Yet, his mother and father never make the connection that Laurie is lying about the existence of this other kid. They become so fascinated about Charles, so eager to meet the mother of such a troublemaker, they don't realize their own son is Charles. They even take advantage of Charles's "existence" to justify Laurie's bad behavior, claiming Charles is influencing him. Blind to their own son's faults, it is only at the end of the story that the mother is told by Laurie's teacher that there is no Charles in their classroom.