Question

What is the effect of the details of the setting involving mushrooms, soil, and rain?
a.
The sensuous details provide the reader with evidence that the mushrooms are merely a figment of Marcovaldo’s imagination.
b.
The sensuous details establish a conflict between nature and the modern world.
c.
The sensuous details place the story’s events in a specific place and time.
d.
The sensuous details contrast sharply with Marcovaldo’s dull, plodding work.