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Local man: "New York, huh?" Me: "Yep." Local man: "I was there in nineteen thirty-eight – or was it thirty-nine? Alice, was it thirty-eight or thirty-nine we went to New York?" Alice: "It was thirty-six. I remember because it was the year Alfred died." Local man: "Anyway, I hated it. Wouldn't live there if you paid me." —Travels with Charley, John
Steinbeck Why does Steinbeck include this dialogue? Check all that apply.

A) to present the reader with factual information
B) to give the reader a feel for the typical speech patterns of rural America
C) to tell Alice’s full life story
D) to give the reader an example of a typical conversation he has during his travels
E) to show some of the real people he speaks to

Answer 1

I believe it’s D. To give the reader an example of a typical conversation he has during his travels)

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