Jamal is writing a literary analysis essay responding to this quote from f. scott fitzgerald: "that is part of the beauty of all literature. you discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. you belong." read the reason jamal gives for his own viewpoint in the first body paragraph of his literary analysis essay.

interactions between family members are an example of a universal theme that can connect to most readers.

which sentence best serves as evidence for this reason?

a) the central idea in amy tan's “two kinds,” the conflict between parent and child, is expressed by the daughter's retort, "you want me to be something i'm not."
b) the main character in amy tan's “two kinds” has a mother who cleans houses for extra money, but fitzgerald's characters are usually wealthy socialites.
c) amy tan writes fiction about chinese americans like herself, and many of her stories are inspired by her own childhood.
d) fitzgerald's idea that the purpose of literature is to connect to readers is a common idea that is reflected in much of modern fiction and poetry, including the work of amy tan.

(its a)

Step 1:  Determine which options are correct

Which sentence best serves as evidence for this reason?

- Option A:  The central idea in Amy Tan's “Two Kinds,” the conflict between parent and child, is expressed by the daughter's retort, "You want me to be something I'm not."

The option that makes sense is Option A because the main/central idea in this article is that the conflict between the parent and child.  They have an argument where the daughter's retort is that her parents want her to do something that she is not.

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the characters especially dave, are frustrated with the inequalities that exist within their life. we  

infer that if he doesn't escape, then he will work on the fields for the rest of his life. an example  

within the text is the conversation between mrs. saunder and dave. mrs. saunder say's "lawd,  

chill, whut's wrong wid yuh? ". here we seen how she comes for dave in an emotional way.

in at least one hundred words, explain how dave’s search for adulthood in “the man who  

was almost a man” reflects the african-american desire to escape the poverty of the south

at the time the story was written.

dave's desire to escape slavery greatly reflects the african-american desire to  

escape oppression and poverty. dave is struggling to declare his identity with the occurence of  

the rural south in his place. throughout the  

story

dave is very irritated because of the way he is  

being treated by whites and how he basically has no freedom. his search for adulthood is exactly

how most african-americans felt and acted during that time. dave also gets so fed up that he  

wants to actually fight back which is how all the other african-americans felt too. desperation is

a major theme in the story as dave is desperate to experience his adulthood, and african-

americans are desperate to escape poverty.

william zanzinger killed poor hattie carroll

with a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger

at a baltimore hotel society gath'rin'

based on these first lines from the song "the lonesome death of hattie carroll," what can

the audience infer about zanzinger?

he is a wealthy man.

the vietnam war was the first one watched by americans on television. how did this  

viewing of the war in their living rooms most clearly affected modern literature in which of  

the following ways? select all that apply.

the literature focused on the realities of war.

since people saw the war all the time, the literature focused on happy things.

it was written with a purpose to actually end the war.

c? not a 100% sure

explanation: