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Read Abalone, Abalone, Abalone, by Toshio Mori
Why does the author describe the extent to which the narrator is puzzled by mr. abe’s collecting?
Why does the author describe the extent to which the narrator is puzzled by Mr. Abe’s collecting?
A. To give insight into the narrator’s culture
B. To explain the narrator’s relationship with Mr. Abe
C. To establish the narrator as unreliable.
D. To make the narrator’s later shift in understanding more significant
Answer: D. To make the narrator’s later shift in understanding more significant
Explanation:
At first, the narrator highlights how much he´s intrigued about why would Mr. Abe keep collecting and polishing abalone shells since his front porch was practically full of them already. This initial mystery becomes more significant when the narrator finds an abalone shell, understands the reason for that practice, and starts a collection of his own.
The rhetorical device used in the excerpt from Mark Twain's "The Danger of Lying in Bed" is an C. Anecdote.
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This is a type of short story that is often non-fiction and is either based on a person or something that actually happened.
This excerpt from "The Danger of Lying in Bed" is a short story that talks about a narrator who has traveled for a long time and never gotten into an accident so this is an anecdote.
Find out more on anecdotes at brainly.com/question/17386761.
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