In the story "They Don't Mean It!" how did Mary's dialogue with Kim help Kim understand Chinese culture? O

A. Mary gave Kim examples of how Chinese parents talk about their children.

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B. Mary told Kim to criticize her mother's cooking so she would understand.

C. Mary had Kim over for dinner often so she could see for herself.

D. Mary helped Kim in school so she could understand.

Mary's dialogue with Kim helped Kim understand Chinese culture because:

A. Mary gave Kim examples of how Chinese parents talk about their children.

Explanation:

"They Don't Mean It!" is a short story by Lensey Namioka.

Mary, whose name is actually Yingmei, is a Chinese immigrant living in the U.S. Her best friend Kim is shocked after attending a dinner party at Mary's house. She hears Mary's parents saying bad things about each other and their children, not accepting the compliments the guests are giving them. When she expresses her surprise, Kim is told that is just the way Chinese parents behave.

In her dialogue with Kim, Mary explains that, in Chinese culture, parents avoid complimenting their children in public. The same goes for husbands and wives. They believe this is the same as bragging, and that doing it may even attract bad luck. It is a bit difficult for Kim to understand such a custom. Being an American, she thinks bragging refers simply to complimenting yourself.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

not sure maybe the subject closer to it or subject-verb agreement