Answer: Lexie thought and thought all night about it, and she came up with an idea. She would got to both she thought. She went to Sammy’s spelling bee and as it ended there was just enough time to go see the movie with Tina.
Explanation:
D. It creates a feeling of wonder with a touch of disappointment.
This question is about "A quilt of a country".
Answer:
C. She supports the idea that every generation of immigrants arrives with the same dreams and faces the same problems of assimilation.
Explanation:
In paragraph 7, the author shows that even if cultural diversity prevents the country from reaching a national character, it brings all immigrants together in the same story and still achieves American glomorization about overcoming difficulties.
This is because all immigrants, including those who lived in the country in remote times, came with the same dreams and goals and had the same difficulties to establish themselves and readapt to the new environment. This unites them all in a single concept, thus being able to create a national character.
"Southern gothic literature" is a term used to encompass a particular strain of literature from the American South. It originated in the 19th century, evolving from American Gothic, which in turn, evolved from English Gothic literature. Its characteristics include irrational, horrific and transgressive thoughts, grotesque characters, dark humor. This genre is rooted in the South's tensions and aberrations related to slavery, racism and patriarchy.
Therefore, the characteristics that would apply are:
- set only in the South, (although there are some examples that are considered within this genre but the setting is not a recognizable southern one, such as some Poe's poems)
- romanticized southern life and culture
- disturbed and twisted characters
