“It was some of the worst labor” describes best the author’s claim.
I think the answer is A.
But I also think it could be D.
If I were to pick, probably A.
19th amendment. gave women the right to vote
The correct answer is B. Wright wants to enhance the realism of the story for the audience.
The short story "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" was published in 1961. The technique of faithfully portraying the way the characters talk, their accent and informality, had been used to enhance realism much before that date. An example would be the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, who already employed such style in his writing in the 1920's - for instance 'S'alright' instead of 'It's alright.'
That is what Wright does in the short story. Dave - an African-American who works at a farm - and the other characters have a very specific dialect. From its faithful representation in the story, a lot can be noted by the reader without much explanation being necessary: from the way they talk and the things they talk about, the time and setting, the social and historical context can be inferred. The very first dialog in the story is an example of that:
"Howdy, Dave! Whutcha want?"
"How yuh, Mistah Joe? Aw, Ah don wanna buy nothing. Ah jus wanted t see ef yuhd lemme look at tha catlog erwhile."
Helmholtz is a guy with an enormous amount of qualities. He is confident, good-looking, charming, well-liked and artistic. Although he is not completely at home in this new society, he is successful within it, and because of this, he is likely to be a static character.
Helmholtz is a kindred spirit to Bernard because both of them feel constrained by this world order. While Bernard is unable to adapt to this system because of his "weakness," Helmholtz is unable to adapt because of the superficiality of their pursuits.
Helmholtz secret ambition is to create art that is passionate, intense and emotional, such as Othello. However, there are no topics like that in the new world, and coming up with them is impossible from someone in that society. Helmholtz, however, holds unto the idea of writing something like that, and the closest he can get to is writing about the weather.
What bothers Helmholtz the most about his friend is how difficult Bernard finds it to fit into society, unlike himself. He finds this embarrasing.
