Congress passed it to encourage people to move and settle west. they promised free land, and they knew that people would rush to claim it. The 1862 Homestead Act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
The borders Represent a sense of otherness unable and unwillingly to accept Gregor.
Curlys wife was very controlled by the men, she wasn’t able to be her own person either. it changed throughout the book by the events that took place and her realizing her worth and taking it back.
Answer:
D seems the most convincing but i could be wrong.