purpose for reading: in this excerpt from laura hillenbrands unbroken, a soldier returns home from world war ii. during the war, he was held as a prisoner and abused both physically and emotionally for over two years. pay attention to how the author uses descriptive language and contrasting emotions to develop the mood of the passage.
excerpt from unbroken, by laura hillenbrand
(1) on an october afternoon, louie stepped out of an army car and stood on the lawn at 2028 gramercy avenue, looking at his parents house for the first time in more than three years.
(2) his, this little home,\ he said, \was worth all of it.\
(3) as his parents and siblings filed into the house, louie paused, overcome by a strange uneasiness. he had to push himself to walk up the steps.
(4) the house was done up top to bottom for his homecoming. the surface of the dining room table was a traffic jam of heaping dishes. three years worth of christmas and birthday presents sat ready for
how does the familys reaction to the main characters outburst in paragraph 9 reflect their understanding of his experiences? - they were fully prepared to handle the sensitive needs of a young soldier returning home from war. - they are in shock and lack understanding about the emotional impact of his experiences. - they show deep empathy and understanding for his emotional turmoil. - they are indifferent and unfothered by his emotional reaction to the record.

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purpose for reading: in this excerpt from laura hillenbrands unbroken, a soldier returns home from world war ii. during the war, he was held as a prisoner and abused both physically and emotionally for over two years. pay attention to how the author uses descriptive language and contrasting emotions to develop the mood of the passage.
excerpt from unbroken, by laura hillenbrand
(1) on an october afternoon, louie stepped out of an army car and stood on the lawn at 2028 gramercy avenue, looking at his parents house for the first time in more than three years.
(2) 	his, this little home,\ he said, \was worth all of it.\
(3) as his parents and siblings filed into the house, louie paused, overcome by a strange uneasiness. he had to push himself to walk up the steps.
(4) the house was done up top to bottom for his homecoming. the surface of the dining room table was a traffic jam of heaping dishes. three years worth of christmas and birthday presents sat ready for
how does the familys reaction to the main characters outburst in paragraph 9 reflect their understanding of his experiences? - they were fully prepared to handle the sensitive needs of a young soldier returning home from war. - they are in shock and lack understanding about the emotional impact of his experiences. - they show deep empathy and understanding for his emotional turmoil. - they are indifferent and unfothered by his emotional reaction to the record.

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# Answer:
They show deep empathy and understanding for his emotional turmoil.

# Brief Explanations:
In the text, the family's actions like having a homecoming setup (e.g., three years' worth of Christmas and birthday presents ready, the dining - room table as a "traffic jam of heaping dishes") and Louie's parents and siblings filing into the house after he paused (showing they were waiting for his lead) indicate that they were trying to understand his situation. The description of Louie having to "push himself to walk up the steps" and the overall context of him being a prisoner of war for over two years imply he was in emotional turmoil. The family's preparations and their waiting for him suggest they were empathetic to his emotional state.

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