Why did Luke's mother want to visit the Latchers besides bringing them food?

I’m your response, discuss how this part of the speech fits into the overall structure of the text and analyze how well it’s supports the authors overall purpose.

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

Which is represented within these lines?