Read the passage.

excerpt from "interview with simon ortiz" by laura coltelli

ortiz: essentially. it has to be. there's no other purpose for which a person lives. again, i refer to what my heritage is. it's a central philosophy: you don't speak, you don't live except on behalf of your people. you can't live, you are not alone; only because the people are you in existence.

refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this interview.

how does ortiz’s use of the second-person in this passage affect its tone?

it suggests that ortiz does not wish to speak about himself, giving the piece a defensive tone.

it signals that ortiz knows the interviewer well, which gives the piece its warm and friendly tone.

it conveys ortiz’s intelligence as a speaker and establishes a formal tone.

it to create an informal tone that makes the interview feel like a free exchange of ideas.

Ortiz’s usage of the second person in the given passage suggests that it helps to create an informal tone that makes the interview feel like a free exchange of ideas.

Option D

Explanation:  

Simon J. Ortiz is an American poet belonging to the Acoma Pueblo Tribe of native America. Since the tribe is almost extinct Ortiz wants to preserve its rich oral heritage of story-telling.

In the given excerpt from “Interview with Simon Ortiz” the speaker uses the second person to make an informal tone. In this interview, Ortiz wants to make the interview feel like a free casual discussion where the ideas can flow fluently without any obstacle or difficulty. He wants to establish a casual and a friendly environment and therefore uses the second person.

climax

after following, but not really , the young hunter on his search for the heron, sylvia slips out of bed alone in the middle of the night to find the heron for herself. perched at the top of a gigantic pine tree, sylvia spots the heron, and its nest, in a dead hemlock tree across the way. the following morning she returns home to find her grandmother and the hunter waiting for her at the door. in the moment when she plans to tell the hunter where to find the heron, she suddenly decides to protect the heron and remain silent; even the promise of much needed money does not sway her.

explanation:

the answer is something i don't know