Question

Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved. Esther Lobetkin, a recent immigrant, became chairman of her Yiddish-speaking group, marching with the strikers by day, then rushing to Clinton Hall to report and attend meetings until the small hours of the morning. A sandwich at midnight and an hour of sleep were all she seemed to need. Although she was arrested time and again, she never failed to yell from the back of the patrol wagon, "Do not lose courage! We'll win yet!" Which best states the author's purpose for naming and describing Esther Lobetkin in the text?

Answer 1

Answer:

Its B

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

To bring a person from history to life.

Explanation:

In the given excerpt from "We Shall Not Be Moved", the author describes Esther Lobetkin, leader of the strikers and chairman of the "Yiddish-speaking group". This description allows the readers to get an insight into what she was like.

And by explicitly naming Esther and giving details about her character, work ethic, and the busy schedule she lived, the author allows us to get a sense of what this historical person must be like. This also makes us be familiar and come to understand the person Esther was.

Thus, the correct answer is that this naming and describing of Esther Lobetkin is to bring a historical person to life.