“August Heat” ends without telling readers what happens.

Which details could the author include to support a theme that humans can overcome a predestined fate?

Select EACH correct answer.

The clock strikes midnight while Withencroft is still writing.

Atkinson unsuccessfully tries to stab the narrator.

Atkinson’s wife is surprised by the engraving on the stone.

The narrator asks Atkinson more questions about his past.

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