How can the theme of a story best be interpreted by the reader?
a. the reader can find a universal truth from the details in the story.
b. the reader can provide a summary of the events discussed in the
story
c. the reader can imagine what happens next to the characters.
d. the reader can rewrite the story using a different point of view.
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Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings