Question

By early afternoon, it is 105 degrees. Enrique’s palms burn when he holds on to the hopper. He risks riding no-hands. Finally, he strips off his shirt and sits on it. The locomotive blows warm diesel smoke. People burn trash by the rails, sending up more heat and a searing stench. Many migrants have had their caps stolen, so they wrap their heads in T-shirts. They gaze enviously at villagers cooling themselves in streams and washing off after a day of fieldwork and at others who doze in hammocks slung in shady spots near adobe and cinder-block homes. The train cars sway from side to side, up and down, like bobbing ice cubes. —Enrique’s Journey, Sonia Nazario Which narrative technique does the author include in this passage? How does this technique support the author’s purpose?

Answer 1

Answer:

it is settings and it creates a sense of oppression

Explanation:

i do not know other than i got it right

Answer 2

Answer: setting and it creates a sense of oppression.

Explanation: