In lines 21-40 ("There . . . home"), the speaker’s juxtaposition of her life in New Orleans with her life at "home" primarily serves to emphasize the harsh reality of her situation A the determination required to find a job B her desire to return home C her struggles as an urban laborer D her lack of sympathy for her fellow laborers

What do the excerpts have in common? both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents. both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the united states. both explain why most children want to leave central america without their parents. both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in central america must face.