“you are very sensible that skyresh bolgolam (galbet, or high-admiral) has been your mortal enemy almost ever since your arrival. his original reasons i know not; but his hatred is increased since your great success against blefuscu, by which his glory as admiral is much obscured. . ”

how is the passage above typical of travel narratives?

i. the lack of story action is common in travel narratives.

ii. the lack of setting is common in travel narratives.

iii. the detailed characterization is common in travel narratives.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”