Which of these opening lines is the strongest for a personal narrative? O My name is Tom. I spent the summer working at Country Fried Chicken. I had to stand outside in a chicken suit passing out coupons.

O "Tom? Is that you?" she asked. I awkwardly turned my balky, feathered head towards the voice and groaned inside. It was Erin; the cutest girl in my grade, and I happened to be in the middle of my shift dressed as a giant chicken.

O I wanted to get a job for the summer and, oh boy, did I get one! It was humiliating, but I was able to save money for college.

O Mr. Wilkins pulled me aside. I thought he was going to compliment me on my work. Instead, he showed me a giant chicken suit. My first reaction was, "I am not going to wear that thing!"

The second option

Explanation: Number one and three are not detailed enough to be an opening statement and are too dry to grab a reader’s attention. The last one doesn’t really describe much of what the story is going to be about, but the second one is able to do that while grabbing the reader’s attention.

B. Tom? Is that you?" she asked. I awkwardly turned my balky, feathered head towards the voice and groaned inside. It was Erin; the cutest girl in my grade, and I happened to be in the middle of my shift dressed as a giant chicken.

Explanation:

according to the options stated, the one that is correct is the second option. the author most likely includes the panel to hint at the strong bonds among his family members. besides, the image from art spiegelman’s maus is common to show and portray the innocence and naivete of the children during the holocaust as well as the fact that millions of innocent jews were rounded up and taken by train to camps.