Question

Using context clues and what you have learned about the importance of diction, what is the best meaning Kingsolver intends to give to the phrase "or on the lesser gratifications of food and textbooks"? In about 75 words, discuss what the context clues were in the above excerpt that help support your answer. Use specific words that were clues for you.

Answer 1

Answer:

Sometimes, it is necessary to make certain sacrifices in life, in this excerpt kinsolver pretends to explain that in order to achieve goals

Explanation:

Sometimes, it is necessary to make certain sacrifices in life, in this excerpt kinsolver pretends to explain that in order to achieve goals, as to study at school, it is indispensable to stop buying articles or services for fun; in order to be able to buy some other things not as fun but really necessary such as food and textbooks. He mentions earlier in the excerpt that he had to work so hard to pay his studies, and that he had no intention to spend his salary in fashion trends, and less taking into account the kinds of jobs he had specially one in which he was an artist model.