Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." "I owe it to you, my son, as a duty to show you what is right
and what is wrong. Whoever put this idea into your head might as well have cut your throat. It is Satan's work." He waved his son away. "You will change your mind, Father, when you know Nene." "I shall never see her," was the reply. From that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. He did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. Day and night he put him in his prayers. I Using the ideas in these sentences, the reader can most likely conclude that the Father A. resents Nene for the hold she has on his son. B. wishes his son were dead rather than foolish, C. believes his son has chosen a self-destructive path. D. rejects Nene because she does not share his religious beliefs.
If I were an American citizen listening to FDR’s speech, it would have affected me in a strong way. I would have felt a sense of horror at the surprise attack by the Japanese and a sense of indignation that they would have dared to attack us on our own home soil.
They most likely wanted slaves to be afraid so they did not collect the courage to escape or disobey. With low self esteem they might not try anything.