Answer:
Sal's father chipped away at the plaster walls because his wife had left him. They'd been renovating the old farm house together, and he continued to chip away every night while he waited to hear from her.
Answer:
a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader's sense of justice
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.", the narrator described the joys and advantages of reading as they give enlightenment and that everyone should be encouraged to read because it is the first step to success.
He however decries the attempt to censor what people are able to read by some people who feel they know what is best for others.
The best description of the rhetoric used in this excerpt to increase the reader's awareness of censorship is a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader's sense of justice.
