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Examining Language
What is the difference between the language used by
the narrator and the language used by the characters?
"Mama gonna whip you good, too," said prideful Little
Man, still fuming as we approached the school. Cause
I'm gonna sure tell it."
"Naw you ain't," said Stacey. There was a shocked
silence as all heads turned to him. "This here thing's
between Cassie and Lillian Jean and ain't nobody telling
nobody nothin' 'bout this." He stared directly at T. J.,
caught his eye, and repeated, "Nobody."
-Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,
Mildred D. Taylor
The narrator uses dialect to describe the historical
setting
The characters use language that has a point of
views
The characters speak in dialect to reflect the
historical setting
The narrator and the characters use different
historical dialects
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Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.