Answer: Hidesato did not want to accept all these presents, but as the Dragon King insisted, he could not well refuse.
"My Lord Bag of Rice" is a Japanese folktale that tells the adventures of Fujiwara Hidesato. The story has many examples of cultural values, and one of them is the fact that Hidesato performs all his actions without any expectation of a reward in return. In fact, he initially refuses to accept the presents that the Dragon King wants to give him. However, he eventually accepts out of politeness.
The narrative technique used by the author is setting.
Indeed, this text is a description of the situation the main character finds himself in. We are given information about:
- the time of day ("early afternoon"),
- the action ("riding" a "train"),
- the other characters ("migrants," "villagers"),
- the surroundings ("trash by the rails," "adobe and cinder-block homes")
- and even—or especially—the climate ("105 degrees").
This sets the context for the upcoming twists and turns of the story.
This technique supports the author's purpose by creating a sense of oppression.
The ways the protagonist's situation is described makes the oppressive feeling almost palpable, with phrases "warm ... smoke," "searing stench," "heat," and the repetition of the word "burn." It gives the impression that the heat is felt through various different senses:
- touch, with the burning palms;
- sight, with the diesel smoke;
- and smell, with the very hot stench.
The idea of oppression is further conveyed by several allusions to what Enrique and other migrants long for to escape this crushing heat: they envy "villagers cooling themselves" or "doz[ing] in hammocks slung in shady spots," and the train cars even remind them of "bobbing ice cubes."
Answer: B sounds pretty legit. The truth is rare to find on the news. But when it is found, it is always connected to something else: the big picture. That is why it's complex.
I believe that learning does have a positive effect on a person's life. Without learning where would we all be? We wouldn't be here existing or breathing the air that we take in. We wouldn't be anyone's sister, brother, mother, father, dad, etc. As we do learn we are growing into someone that we will be proud of. We do know right from wrong. We can love and be loved. We can show compassion on a daily basis. So yes I believe this to be true.
