Question

Mother Tongue Text- based questions: At several points in her essay, Tan relates anecdotes (brief stories to illustrate a point). How do they further her argument?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tan’s anecdotes further her argument because they make the points in her argument personal. Which appeals to readers with a personal story of how the use of English can determine how someone is seen or treated. The anecdotes in this story make the reader feel sympathetic for Tan’s mother and the way she was treated because of her use of “broken” english.