Question

Read the excerpt from My Story.She took me up a flight of stairs (the cells were on the second level), through a door covered with iron mesh, and along a dimly lighted corridor. She placed me in an empty dark cell and slammed the door closed. She walked a few steps away, but then she turned around and came back. She said, "There are two girls around the other side, and if you want to go over there with them instead of being in a cell by yourself, I will take you over there." I told her that it didn't matter, but she said, "Let's go around there, and then you won't have to be in a cell alone." It was her way of being nice. It didn't make me feel any better.How does Rosa Parks help the reader understand her emotions in this excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer Choices:

A.) by describing in detail the order of what happened to her

B.) by comparing her feelings to those of other prisoners she met

C.) by sharing the exact dimensions of the prison cell she was put in

D.) by explaining how her feelings were expressed as pain in her body

Answer:

D.) by explaining how her feelings were expressed as pain in her body

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

She uses both lighting and explicit emotional description.

Explanation:

The writer describes the lightning of the places to emphasize certain emotions. First she starts by mentioning a "dimly lighted corridor", which creates a sensation of oppresion; then she describes an "empty dark cell", which the reader associates with fear and mystery. Furthermore, Rosa Parks continues the story by a sudden door slam, an action that makes the scene even more tense.

The narrator also states that the character's attempts at being nice didn't make her feel any better. This is a direct explanation of the main character's inner thoughts.