The symbolism of the new cloak in this excerpt is - the new cloak represents Odysseus's transformation from a weary traveler to the returning hero.
He spent many years on the sea, far from his family and loved ones, and he became old and tired. This new cloak is his transformation - he is a hero now, and he has come back to Ithaca to rule again.
I would go with the author points out that the eyes reveal the essential characteristics of a person.
<span>
[She] had kindled the callow fancy of the most idle and shiftless of all
the village lads, and had conceived for this Howard Carpenter one of
those absurd and extravagant passions which a handsome country boy of
twenty one sometimes inspires in a plain, angular, spectacled woman of
thirty. (Willa Cather, "A Wagner Matinee")
</span>
#1) How does the voice affect the characterization and credibility of the text?
Answer: The way that the voice affect the characterization of the text is by giving the story a humorous tone. Also it affects the credibility of the text by overreacting and exaggerating which as a result makes the text not much credible.
I hope it helps, Regards.
Without a subject and a verb
