The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "D. It repeats the word folly to emphasize the mistakes white people have made." the statement that best explains how the use of parallelism in this excerpt supports Baldwin's purpose is that D. It repeats the word folly to emphasize the mistakes white people have made.<span>
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C) in both poetry and prose
The most fitting answer would be C. while and however
I believe you are talking about the Sergei in the “What, of This
Goldfish, Would You Wish?” If that's so, then the theme about happiness presented here is that people hold onto different things for their happiness. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.