Answer: The metaphor "coat of armor" affects the writer's message because, although the police weren't wearing an actual coat, it informs the readers that they were there as protection for the students just like a coat is protection from weather.
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I would put the comma before Mr. Alexander
The theme of Life Of Pi would be survival/the will to live. He is attempting to survive through crazy/different environments.
The roof fell, Ponyboy helped him out. Great book!
The answer is C. "to emphasize the pain and struggle that truth has lived through"