Question

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son. In that year I had had time to become aware of the meaning of all my father’s bitter warnings, had discovered the secret of his proudly pursed lips and rigid carriage: I had discovered the weight of white people in the world. I saw that this had been for my ancestors and now would be for me an awful thing to live with and that the bitterness which had helped to kill my father could also kill me. Which best explains this excerpt’s role in the problem-and-solution structure of the passage?A. The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage.B. The excerpt sets up a secondary problem addressed by the passage.C. The excerpt presents the solution to a secondary problem in the passage.D. The excerpt sets up the overarching problem addressed by the passage.

Answer 1

The option best explains this excerpt's role in the problem-and-solution structure of the passage is A. The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage. Problem and solution is a pattern of the organization expressed as a dilemma or concerning issue and something that was done to remedy this issue or attempted solutions. Notes of a Native Son is a non-fiction book by James Baldwin. It was his first non-fiction book and was published in 1955.

Answer 2

Answer:

A). The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage.

Explanation:

Problem-and-solution structure is demonstrated as the organizational pattern in which author brings in a concerning issue, dilemma, or problem and proffers a solution or remedy to resolve it.

As per the question, option A displays the statement that most appropriately elaborates the given excerpt's role in following a 'problem-and-solution' structure as it offers a solution to the overarching concern or problem that has been discussed in the passage. Thus, the excerpt contributes to proffer a key element of the problem-and-solution pattern of the passage i.e. 'remedy or solution to the issue' through the descriptions like 'discovered that the weight of white people....an awful thing to live with.' Thus, option A is the correct answer.