Answer:
<u>the tone</u> used in McNeil's oral history<u> is confessional</u> and <u>the purpos</u>e seems to be that by making simple, humble statements the narrator is able to <u>present his own morality and his struggles in statements and not as pleadings</u>.
Explanation:
these excerpts are from a<u> narrator who comes from a marginalized community engaging in a protest against the government</u>. this kind of oration is known as <u>deceptively simple</u>.
on the surface, the text seems uninviting and simplistic. but the layer of rebellion is subdued by the matter of factly tone to become more of a defiance to which the common person can easily identify and sympathize with. It also s<u>hows the strength of the narrator</u> by not betraying their emotions to the reader.
I honestly think (A) makes most sense, though it would be better if you showed the paragraphs to make more sense of this question. I can only guess because there is no story, so I think its (A)! It relates to the title, "Aiden Goes Silent". So (A)...
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Answer:
According to Kirsch, it was better to read stories as presented by Novelists that as portrayed on TV.
In recent times, however, he states that the way these stories are presented on TV via Movies, TV Series, Seasonal Movies have improved remarkably. He attributes these changes to improved directing, acting and design. He also mentions, as another contributing factor to finer TV programs, the increased depth of research (ethnography) that goes into the making of some of the prominent TV shows in recent times such as "Game of Thrones", and "Battlestar Galactica". [Paragraph 4 & 5]
The new genre of TV according to him is the "Arc TV". According to him, this is so because stories now follow a protracted and intricate arc of development. [Paragraph 2].
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I would say C) "'Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs! …'" (Paragraph 14) is the best option.
Shes crying because she has only $1.87 to buy her husband a present so we should assume that its the first one.
