Read the following excerpt from "notes of a native son" by james baldwin:
[i]n the light of this idea, it goes without saying that
injustice is a commonplace. but this did not mean that one
could be complacent, for the second idea was of equal
power: that one must never, in one's own life, accept these
injustices as commonplace but must fight them with all
one's strength. this fight begins, however, in the heart and
it now had been laid to my charge to keep my own heart
free of hatred and despair. this intimation made my heart
heavy and, now that my father was irrecoverable, i wished
that he had been beside me so that i could have searched
his face for the answers which only the future would give
me now
which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this
excerpt?
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a. as the narrator grasps his own rebellious nature, he finally realizes
his father was just like him.
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b. as the narrator reveals his hatred toward those who were not like
him, the reader feels disappointed because he has not changed.
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c. as the narrator remains resolute in his anger, he reveals the theme
of never giving up and staying true to one's dreams.
d. as the narrator recognizes the need to eliminate the hatred in his
heart, the reader feels satisfied by the narrator's personal growth.