Pretty much just the main idea
They are similar insofar that they both deal with the theme that without human interference, nature will in the end take over things and have its way with them.
Plays is the correct one
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It looks quite intresting you should take 10-15 minutes out of your day and read it and i bet the words for the summary qill just come to you. :)
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Answer: mistreated him
Explanation:
The excerpt explicitly states that Tom´s aunt has mistreated him when Tom imagines what his aunt´s reaction would be if he died. He imagines her promising "she would never, never abuse him anymore", indicating that she has mistreated him before. Although Tom’s aunt and guardian love her nephew, she struggles to discipline him, which seems to have taken her to mistreat him throughout his life. She did rescue him, but his excerpt doesn´t refer to that. She doesn´t have anything to forgive Tom for, nor has she apologized to him.