Read the passage from “child of the americas.”

i am not african. africa is in me, but i cannot return.
i am not taína. taíno is in me, but there is no way back.
i am not european. europe lives in me, but i have no home there.

what does this passage reveal about the speaker of the poem?

a) it shows that she feels rejected by multiple communities.
b) it shows that she lost touch with her heritage because her ancestors were immigrants.
c) it shows that she embraces all parts of her heritage by refusing to be classified as one in particular.
d) it shows that she has no idea where she comes from.

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

hm, switch the relative; nominative and indefinite; objective ? not too bright in the knowledge of the english.