"cose you allus tries tuh know mo' than me, but ah ain't so ign'rant. ah knows a heap mahself. many and many's the people been drove outa their senses by conjuration, or rid tuh deat' by witches."

why does zora neale hurston use nonstandard english in this excerpt?
to emphasize the relationship between john and his parents
to provide a historical context in which the events occur
to portray the dialect of african americans during the period
to reflect the mixed emotions john’s mother has about her child

C.) to portray the dialect of African Americans during the period

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )

d

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