We talk for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. finally, we got up with carolyn taking my hand. slightly embarrassed, i tried to pull away but her grip held me. i let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her mother right behind me. . carolyn waved again. i looked, back, waving. . her people were like mexicans, only different.

which best explains how soto’s text structure establish his voice in the excerpt?

a. soto compares his experience to his wife’s experience in order to criticize marriage in a multicultural society.

b. soto lists a series of events to present guidelines on how to live in a multicultural society.

c. soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.

d. soto uses a cause-and-effect format to show how a person’s heritage can limit his or her marriage choices.

The correct answer is Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.

Explanation:

In literature, the voice of the author refers to the author's style and the features in the text that makes his writing unique. Also, the voice is linked to the attitude and character of the author. In the case of the text presented, the author describes the way in which after drinking coffee and eating a pie the woman that is with him called Carolyn took his hand, which seems something he did not expect and is uncomfortable for him. Despite this, he let her take his hand and at the end of the text compares Carolyn with Mexican people.

This implies the customs and culture of Carolyn are different from the ones of the author and that the reason why he feels uncomfortable when she takes his hand. But the author also understands she is just different in the same way Mexicans are. This means, in this text, the attitude and personality of the author (voice) are established as he compares one specific experience in his life to make a general point which is living in a multicultural society implies encountering customs different to the own customs.

which of the following was specifically permitted by the emancipation proclamation?

free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

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