Question

What are the connotative effects of using the word gipsy in paragraph 10? A) It has no real connotative power because it simply describes the way that Heathcliff looks to little Hindley. B) It is comic, and author uses it here to make the reader laugh and approve of Hindley's comments and purposes. C) Hindley uses the word as a compliment; Hindley only wishes that he had the interesting background that Heathcliff has. D) Hindley uses the word cruelly, almost as a racist pejorative, to alienate Heathcliff and make him feel his outsider status.

Answer 1

it implies that Hindley thinks of Heathcliff as a whiny, spoiled, begging sort of boy.

Answer 2

I'm almost positive its D. Hindley uses the word cruelly, almost as a racist pejorative, to alienate Heathcliff and make him feel his outsider status, because they are having an argument so most likely its connotation is negative.