Question

According to Edna Flatbush study Sally Embelism was a famous tongue surgeon of the Oompa Loompa tribe of Central Snozangle (125). She is often compared with the famous tooth extractor, Barry Yeek, and the famous nose hair specialist, Robby Greenly (128). Dr. William Sneezer, however, concludes that, "This is an unjust comparison" (126) and defends Embolism right to be evaluated separately (176). Why is there a parenthetical reference with a page number in the middle of the material in line 5

Answer 1

Answer: In the sentence the use of "This is an unjust comparison" represents the citation of the author's speech. The number (126) represents the number of the page where the citation is.

Citation is the mention in the text of information extracted from other documents, with the aim of placing the work in the context of the theme, giving it credibility, confronting data, facts and arguments, and recording similar opinions or opposite conclusions.