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Read "The Pie", by Gary Soto.
Symbolically, what's significant about young Gary's sticky face, dirty fingers, and desire to find some water toward the end of the story?
Answer:
Gary's sticky face and dirty fingers symbolize the guilt he feels for the sin he committed (dirty hands represent guilt for wrongdoing).
His desire for water represents his guilt as he wants to wash his sin away.
Explanation:
Soto's stealing the pie signifies his loss of innocence.
The theme of the story is that, if we have a conscience, stealing will make us feel guilty.
Answer:
B. Remembering that their actions should be based in honor.
Explanation: I just did it.
In her poem “The Fish,” Bishop describes her emotions when she catches a big fish and observes it carefully. The poet’s imagist style is found in her detailed description of the fish that she caught:
its pattern of darker brown
was like wallpaper:
shapes like full-blown roses
stained and lost through age.
Instead of using a specific rhyme scheme to give the poem a musical quality, Bishop uses literary devices, such as alliteration, to create rhythm in her poem:
still crimped from the strain and snap
She also creates a musical rhythm within the lines by using assonance:
frayed and wavering,
a five-haired beard of wisdom
trailing from his aching jaw.
I stared and stared
<span>explain how the quotation supports their point
</span><span>use quotation marks around the author’s words
</span><span>cite the source after the direct quotation is used</span>
We can use process of elimination to work out what the best answer is to this question. To fully answer it, however, it is helpful to make sure you know who each author is and what they are famous for. Both are African American writers that wrote about race and inequality.
For choice A, while they were born in different parts of the United States, that does not mean they were born in different cultures, so this is not the best choice.
For choice B, this is very true. Hurston focused mainly on the woman's role while Baldwin focused on the man's. This is a good choice for this question.
For choice C, we would need to see a more in depth excerpt or do research to fully determine if this is the best answer, but from what I know about the authors and looking over their biographies, it's safe to say that they had very similar ideas about racism in America.
For choice D, they both explore painful topics because they are exploring what racism and inequality is in general in America. Because of this, this choice is not the best answer.
Based on our elimination, choice B is the best option here.
