b. <em>he describes the event unemotionally to avoid bias and sentiment</em>. This is the correct answer.
Frederick Douglass, a former slave, wrote this memoir in 1845. The event he describes is related to the moment he left a plantation- Colonel Lloyd's - and the fact he was being carried to Baltimore by sail. There is not any emotional language in this description. As this narrative was considered a treatise against abolition, the writer must have avoided any sentimental language.
These options are not right:
a. he describes the event chronologically to make the account factual. ( The event is described but chronology is not stated).
c. he uses words such as remember to set a sad, nostalgic tone. ( The word remember is mentioned because it is a memoir. The words does not necessarily indicate any nostalgic tone).
d. he uses nautical terms, such as aft, to establish his credibility. ( The writer's credibility will not be reflected by his use of this specific vocabulary).
The answer is A - “it lacks a variety of sentence structure.” :)
In order to interpret a story, it is essential to consider all levels of it. The literal meaning refers to the plot, setting, and characters. It is the first level that you see in the story. In order to be interpreted, it needs to be considered together with the other levels. As for the supernatural level, it usually requires some analysis so as to be identified. The analysis has to be considering mainly the supernatural elements and events happening in the story, such as ghosts, some strange events, like the sudden appearance of objects. While the other two levels can be found in the story itself, the psychological level is analyzed usually by the reader, or writer. It is the interpretation of the story itself. To consider the psychological level, the other two have to previously analyzed, because this level takes them into account.
