English, 28.11.2020 02:10 mhuang35

Read this excerpt from "Gravity" by Judith Ortiz Cofer: Seeing the way she held on to him, and how he placed his
lips on her tear-streaked face as if to absorb her grief, I felt
a need awakening in me, a sort of hunger to connect with
someone of my own. One minute into the new year-the
beginning of the year of my revolution-and it had nothing
to do with the times, but with time's only gift to us: the love
that binds us, its gravitational pull.
Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this
excerpt?
A. By expressing her need to connect with someone, the author
reinforces the theme of the loneliness in times of crisis.
B. By describing Elenita's reaction to her parents' embrace, the author
shows how wrong she was toward them.
C. By referring to Elenita's revolution, the author shows that she
hasn't changed from the beginning of the story, leaving the reader
disappointed.
D. By describing the love between Elenita's parents, the author
emphasizes its triumph over petty differences, leaving the reader
inspired

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