In The Namesake, what does the author achieve by describing the family's routine activities and supermarket purchases?

A

The author builds tension by showing that the

family slowly realizes life in the United States is

unfulfilling compared to their experience in India.

B

The author builds a sense of momentum and

excitement by showing that the family is

readjusting to life back home in the United States.

C

The author creates the impression that each

routine chore the family performs in the United

States takes them that much further away from

India

D

The author creates a sense that daily life back

home in the United States is filled with more

variety than the family experienced while in India.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)