As we do not know what text you are referring to, we cannot use evidence from this. However, we can still talk about the connection between African oral storytelling and the preservation of African culture in the Americas.
Oral storytelling is a very important part of many African cultures. This is the main way in which cultural knowledge is passed down from generation to generation. It is also the main way in which the past is preserved.
When African people were kidnapped and taken to the Americas as slaves, many of them carried this tradition with them. Once in the Americas, this cycle of storytelling and of the preservation of culture continued within slave families and groups, which ensured that African culture was preserved within African American communities for centuries.
Jagger. wait is this a question or a song
The appreciation shone in the woman's eyes as I helped her across the street.
Answer:
Gatsby seems nervous and agitated, and tells Tom awkwardly that he knows Daisy. ... Gatsby's party strikes Nick much more unfavorably this time around—he finds the revelry oppressive and notices that even Daisy has a bad time. Tom upsets her by telling her that Gatsby's fortune comes from bootlegging.
