Which statement best describes how the setting influences the development of the plot and characters in this short story?

whites owned the large houses and the stores in the area. african americans lived in poverty.
african americans were poor and performed manual labor on farms owned by white people.
african americans and whites were not treated equally by society.
most of the farm work was done by mules and farm workers rather than by machines.

B). African Americans were poor and performed manual labor on farms owned by white people.

Explanation:

Setting in demonstrated as the context of the time and place in which the plot of the story is narrated. It assists the readers to relate(through references) the story to its context. In a short story, the setting in not huge but rather in a concise form that assists to carry forward the plot and action of the characters in the story.

As per the question, the statement from 'The Man Who Was Almost a Man' describing the development of plot and characters of the story is displayed through option B. It portrays that 'African Americans were facing poverty and thus, performed manual labor on the farms owned by land people'. The setting helps to propose a realistic element to the story that would help persuade the readers about the racial differences of the time. Thus, option B is the correct answer.

On Odyssey-ware the answer is not option B, FYI. I got it wrong

Explanation:

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